HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MI - A 27-year-old man is dead after diving into frigid water to retrieve his phone while ice fishing on Sunday, Feb. 23.

The victim and a friend were ice fishing on the Clinton River near San Juan Street and North River Road, Click On Detroit reports. The victim did not resurface after jumping in after his phone. Emergency responders pulled his body from the water a few hours later.

The victim’s identity has not been released by police. The investigation by the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office is ongoing.

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