On Saturday night, July 19, a trooper from the Michigan State Police was dispatched to an address on Hess Lake in Newaygo County for a report of a 4-year-old child not breathing after being found face down in water.

Upon arrival, the child was not breathing and had no pulse. The trooper, Casey Deater, immediately began chest compressions on the child. After a short time, the child began coughing, spit up water and started breathing.

The child was transported to a hospital, where he is expected to make a full recovery.

Trooper Deater, a Newaygo native, has been serving at the Hart Post for nearly two years. The post covers Lake, Mason, Newaygo and Oceana counties.

_{Release information courtesy of the Michigan State Police.}