FORSYTH TOWNSHIP, MI-- A female kayaker was saved from a Forsyth Township lake when her kayak capsized Tuesday.
The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office responded to Bass Lake around 3 p.m. Rescue personnel used a boat to locate and pull Susan Lafreniere, 57, of Gwinn from the water.
She had been out with another person when her kayak flipped. Lafreniere wasn’t able to re-enter the vessel or swim to shore because of high waves. Deputies say by the time the other kayaker got to shore and called 911 a couple of hours had passed.
Lafreniere was wearing a personal flotation device at the time of the incident—a fact that officials say contributed to saving her life.
