Overview
- Deputies identified the victims as Daniel Meyers, 65, and Jason Aemmer, 49, both of Grand Haven.
- Relatives reported the pair missing around 12:30 a.m., prompting a search that expanded from Lake County into eastern Mason County by early morning.
- Searchers found tracks leading onto Round Lake with none leaving, then spotted a helmet at first light as a drone confirmed a hole in the ice.
- Michigan State Police and Mason County dive teams recovered both men and their snowmobiles in about six feet of water.
- Rescue attempts were hindered by unstable ice, and a tethered state police diver fell through but was pulled out unharmed as multiple agencies supported the operation.