Multiple Drownings Investigated in Michigan, New York, Vermont, South Carolina

Multiple drowning incidents are currently under investigation across the United States. In Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the death of 49-year-old Velasquez Gomez at Clifton Beach is being examined with no signs of foul play so far. In Michigan, emergency responders recovered an unidentified woman found unconscious in Lake Michigan near South Haven; she was pronounced dead at a hospital. Vermont officials are investigating the drowning of an 18-year-old man who jumped from Bartlett Falls into the New Haven River and immediately struggled in the water; his death is not considered suspicious. In Utica, New York, a six-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a fenced backyard pool and later pronounced dead, with police investigating how she accessed the pool despite locked gates. Authorities in each case continue to seek information and conduct inquiries to determine the precise circumstances surrounding these tragic drownings.