On 7-11-2025 at approximately 8:06 pm, Allegan County Central Dispatch received a 911 call stating that someone had fallen into the Kalamazoo River at the Allegan Dam and had not resurfaced.  Another subject had also fallen in but was able to grab on to a tree and wait for assistance.  Allegan County Dive Team and Allegan Fire Department arrived and put their boats into the water.  A short time later, a 29 year old man was located not far from where he went into the water.  Life saving measures were attempted but were unsuccessfull. The preliminary investigation shows that there were multiple people standing in waste deep water fishing in the strong current.  The current pushed them down stream where they stepped off of a  drop off and went under.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by and would like to thank Allegan County Central Dispatch, Allegan County Dive Team, Allegan Fire Department, Hamilton Fire Department,  Graafschap Fire Department, Saugatuck Fire Department, Michigan State Police, Allegan Police Department, Life Ems, Medical Examiner Investigator and Allegan County Victim Services Unit.