Sendy Grettenberger, 18, dies after falling from small row boat, drowning on Elk Lake in Antrim County, Michigan
Teen drowns in Elk Lake
Grettenberger, from Grand Haven, was vacationing with his family and went out on the small row boat to read his book. Shortly afterward his sisters heard him yelling for help, and at 2:54 p.m., deputies and rescue personnel went to the public access on Easley Road near Cherry Avenue.
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