A woman who was known to swim in Lake Michigan near her residence almost daily, drowned during a swim Aug. 4 at about 4:30 p.m.

Allegan County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene to find emergency services personnel performing CPR in an effort to resuscitate Elizabeth Ann Bennett, 93, from Ganges Township. They were unsuccessful and she was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office.

Bennett was described as being in good shape and was seen by witnesses swimming yesterday, however, one of the witnesses did not notice her exit the water and a search was initiated.  

Witnesses said that nothing appeared out of the ordinary and everything seemed consistent with her normal routine, therefore, a medical condition cannot be ruled out at this time.

The Medical Examiner’s Office will determine cause of death, officials said. First responders were Allegan County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff’s Office Dive Rescue,  Ganges Township Fire Department and  AMR Ambulance