Couple recovered from Presque Isle Bay at Erie Yacht Club suspected of falling… | Latest Lifestyle News
Authorities are investigating the deaths of a local couple whose bodies were found in Presque Isle Bay at the Erie Yacht Club in the city Sept. 29.
Foul play was not suspected in the deaths of the man and the woman, whose names were not immediately released Sept. 30. The Erie Bureau of Police and the Erie County Coroner’s Office are investigating the incident.
It is suspected the couple, both 82 years old, went into the water on Sept. 28 at about 8:30 p.m. near their boat docked at the marina, Erie police Deputy Chief Rick Lorah said. The woman used a cane and her husband’s arm to get around, and authorities suspect the two fell into the water together, he said.
A man and a woman were recovered from Presque Isle Bay at the Erie Yacht Club in Erie Sept. 29 after authorities believe they both fell into the water.
Authorities were first called to Erie Yacht Club, 1 Ravine Drive, on Sept. 29 at 4:12 p.m., according to Erie County 911. Erie Bureau of Fire Deputy Chief John Herrmann said firefighters were called to the club on a report of a body in the water after an angler reportedly found it, and the woman’s body was recovered.
Herrmann said people from the club recognized the woman and knew of her husband, and when authorities checked the couple’s boat they noticed it wasn’t secured. An Erie fire company crew was sent back to the club to search the area, and a crew from the company found the man, he said.
There have been at least eight deaths on area waterways in the Erie region since early June.
This is a developing story. Return to GoErie.com for updates.
Contact Tim Hahn at thahn@gannett.com. Follow him on X @ETNhahn.
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: No foul play suspected in deaths of couple found at Erie Yacht Club
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