July 7, 2021

Conservation officers respond to multiple incidents over holiday weekend

• July 3: Conservation officers credit life jacket for saving man's life on Lake Huron

• July 4: Oakland County man in good spirits after conservation officers care for life-threatening ORV injuries

• July 4: DNR releases name of swimmer who drowned in Ogemaw County

Conservation officers are responsible for enforcing laws and regulations under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Stationed in nearly every county of the state, these fully licensed law enforcement officers enforce laws related to fish and wildlife, state parks, trails and forests, and outdoor recreation activities such as off-road vehicle use, snowmobiling and boating. They are also first responders to a variety of natural disasters and emergencies.

Read more at Michigan.gov/ConservationOfficers

Note to editors: Individual media contacts are listed on each separate release, linked above. An accompanying photo is available below for download.

Boat: Michigan DNR Conservation Officer Todd Sumbera talks to a 21-year-old man from Ghana, West Africa, after the man was ejected from the personal watercraft he was operating on Lake Huron, offshore of Mackinac County Saturday afternoon.