MONROE CHARTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Monroe Township firefighter is dead after the boat he was riding in struck a dock and overturned in Monroe County. Another man was rescued.
The body of 37-year-old Francis (Frank) Brown III was pulled from the water around 11:30 a.m. after an extensive search of the water.
The Monroe County Sheriff's office the two Monroe men, both 37-years-old, were riding in a boat around 12:10 a.m. when it struck a dock on La Plaisance Creek in Bolles Harbor.
One of the men was rescued and taken to the hospital for treatment. Multiple agencies responded, including the department's dive team.
At 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, after an extensive search of the water, Brown's body was recovered from the water, a short distance from the site of the crash.
Brown was an 11 year member of the Monroe Township Fire Dept. and held the rank of lieutenant.
