By Journal Staff

AU TRAIN — A teen drowned on Friday in Au Train Township, the Alger County Sheriff’s Office reported.

ACSO said that about 12:25 p.m. Friday, it received a 911 call that indicated an unoccupied boat was located on the western shoreline of the Forest Lake Basin in Au Train Township.

An independent fisherman located an unoccupied vessel and determined it necessary to tow the vessel to the Forest Lake Basin boat launch.

Upon arrival, the assisting fisherman located an unoccupied pickup truck with a boat trailer attached backed into the boat launch.

ACSO, the U.S. Forest Service and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources responded to investigate.

The sheriff’s office said it was quickly determined that a 16-year-old male from Marquette County was missing from the Forest Lake Basin campground. Alger County Rescue 21, the Alger County Dive Team, Alger County K9 and the Michigan State Police Dive Team were dispatched to assist.

After an extensive search of land and water, the missing subject was located approximately 50 feet off of the western shore of the Forest Lake Basin in about 5 feet of water.

The investigation concluded that the victim was attempting to navigate his fishing boat from the camping area to the boat launch when he fell overboard for unknown reasons, ultimately drowning.

The name of the victim has not been released.