A heartbreaking incident unfolded at Lake Michigan as a 31-year-old mother and her one-year-old son tragically drowned. Authorities believe the woman was struggling with severe depression following the end of her relationship with her boyfriend.
Witnesses reported seeing the woman enter the water with her child, but neither resurfaced. Emergency services rushed to the scene, but it was too late—both were pronounced dead after being pulled from the lake.
Friends revealed that the mother had been deeply distressed in recent weeks. "She was heartbroken and couldn’t cope," one close acquaintance shared. Police are treating the incident as a suspected suicide and accidental drowning of the child.
This devastating event has left the local community in shock, with many calling for better mental health support for struggling parents.
