GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Rescue crews responded to Gaines Township Friday morning on a report of a body under the ice.
According to Sgt. Joy Matthews with the Kent County Sheriff's Office the body was found in a retention pond at Eastport Drive and Ridgebrook Drive. Friday afternoon, police identified the victim as Terence Gilbert Hartfield, a 60 year old homeless male from Grand Rapids.
When officers and firefighters arrived it was determined that the victim was beyond help and had been there for some time, Matthews said.
"Initial indications are that the victim may have been attempting to cross the ice-covered pond and broke through the ice," Matthews added.
An autopsy determined Hartfield drowned after falling through the ice. Police said there is no indication of foul play.
The Kent County Sheriff's Office Dive Team was called in to recover the body.
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