At 11:32 a.m. on Saturday, dive teams from multiple law enforcement agencies recovered the body of 34-year-old David Thompson in Lake Mecosta.
Thomspon, of Taylor, Michigan, drowned after falling off a jet ski around 4:30 p.m. Friday. Authorities confirmed he was not wearing a personal flotation device at the time of the accident.
The Mecosta County Sheriff's Office was assited by the Mecosta County Dive Team and Hovercraft, Mecosta County Marine Division, Morton Township Fire/Rescue, Mecosta Township Fire/Rescue, Chippewa/Martiny Township Fire/Rescue, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Big Rapids Police Department, Big Rapids Fire Department, Michigan State Police Dive Team, Osceola County Sheriff's Office Dive Team, Mecosta County EMS, Mid-Michigan Medical Examiner Group, Mecosta County Victim's Services, and MEceola Central Dispatch.