The Butler County coroner has identified the man who was pulled from an icy lake at VOA Metro Park in West Chester Wednesday after a large search.According to the coroner, the man was Sun Yue, 36, of Mason. The coroner listed “drowning” as the cause of death and ruled it an accident. Two dogs were also pulled from the lake.It all started Wednesday when maintenance workers found items near a lake, leading them to believe someone might be in the water.Crews quickly responded and started searching the water, pulling a dog from the water. Soon after, a man was located and also recovered from the water, along with another dog.”You do think, is it one of my kids? Is it someone I know?” Deborah who lives in West Chester said. “And then I did hear later this afternoon that they did find him and he had drowned. I’m so sorry.”Aerial views showed a massive response, with two boats in the water and divers taking turns entering the lake. A fire truck’s ladder was seen suspended above the water, providing crews with an aerial perspective. Task Force One, Liberty, Deerfield Township, and West Chester responders were all present at the scene.”We walk here all the time and we probably looked at this gentlemen in the face and just said hi and just kept moving, so we are heartbroken about it,” Jackie Hunter said.Officials said teams used technology like sonar to search the lake and ultimately dive teams were called in to recover the body.Officials believe the dog ran into the water, possibly chasing geese, and the man ran after the dog.”Thinking about my own dog, and my friends and all the people that I know that we come up here so, it’s very upsetting and I’m so sorry that this happened,” Deborah said.
WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio —
The Butler County coroner has identified the man who was pulled from an icy lake at VOA Metro Park in West Chester Wednesday after a large search.
According to the coroner, the man was Sun Yue, 36, of Mason. The coroner listed “drowning” as the cause of death and ruled it an accident.
Two dogs were also pulled from the lake.
It all started Wednesday when maintenance workers found items near a lake, leading them to believe someone might be in the water.
Crews quickly responded and started searching the water, pulling a dog from the water. Soon after, a man was located and also recovered from the water, along with another dog.
“You do think, is it one of my kids? Is it someone I know?” Deborah who lives in West Chester said. “And then I did hear later this afternoon that they did find him and he had drowned. I’m so sorry.”
Aerial views showed a massive response, with two boats in the water and divers taking turns entering the lake. A fire truck’s ladder was seen suspended above the water, providing crews with an aerial perspective.
Task Force One, Liberty, Deerfield Township, and West Chester responders were all present at the scene.
“We walk here all the time and we probably looked at this gentlemen in the face and just said hi and just kept moving, so we are heartbroken about it,” Jackie Hunter said.
Officials said teams used technology like sonar to search the lake and ultimately dive teams were called in to recover the body.
Officials believe the dog ran into the water, possibly chasing geese, and the man ran after the dog.
“Thinking about my own dog, and my friends and all the people that I know that we come up here so, it’s very upsetting and I’m so sorry that this happened,” Deborah said.