PETERSBURG, Michigan — An 18-year-old from central Ohio drowned at KOA Campground in southeast Michigan Wednesday evening, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
In a press release issued Thursday afternoon, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as Anthony Lavelle Shores Jr.
Dispatch received a call that Shores, from Pickerington, Ohio, had disappeared underwater at 5:51 p.m., the sheriff's office said in a press release.
Shores was recovered shortly after 6 p.m. by citizens and campground staff. First responders attempted lifesaving measures but the victim was pronounced dead, the sheriff's office said.
The sheriff's office said the incident is under investigation.
KOA Campground is the site of at least two other fatal drownings and one rescue. In 2011, a 39-year-old man drowned in the pond. 10 years later in 2021, first responders rescued a person at the campground and hospitalized them following a drowning.
In 2022, 15-year-old Jaylen Hill was also killed in a drowning at KOA Campground
The company's director of public relations, Xenique McCleod, issued a statement about the drowning Thursday morning.
"We are saddened to hear of the tragic situation at the Monroe County/Toledo North KOA Holiday and wish to express our heartfelt condolences to the family. This is a privately-owned campground, and out of respect for the family, they are issuing no comment at this time."