NORTON SHORES, Mich. — Three weeks after he disappeared in Lake Michigan, the body of John English, a Life EMS paramedic, was found Saturday on the water’s edge of the beach.
WZZM reported that a deputy from the sheriff’s department was conducting a shoreline check of the beach Saturday morning when he located a body near the edge of the water.
John English was a paramedic from Grand Rapids and was enjoying an outing with others from the company when he jumped off a boat for a swim, got into trouble in the water and disappeared, according to WHTC.com.
An autopsy was performed at a local hospital, which confirmed the body was John English, according to WZZM.com.
“We hope John’s family and all of us in his extended family, will find a measure of comfort through this step of closure as we all continue to grieve the loss of John,” Life EMS president Mark Meijer said.
English was 47 and is survived by two daughters.