Dowagiac Man Drowns While Ice Fishing

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A Dowagiac man has drowned after he fell through the ice on the St. Joseph River near South Bend while fishing Friday afternoon. Deputies say a witness saw 43-year-old Leonard Baldwin disappear through the ice, but they could do little until divers arrived. They searched the river and recovered the body in about 12 feet of water. Fire department officials in South Bend tell our newsgathering partners at WNDU NewsCenter 16 that there wasn’t anywhere near enough ice on the lake to support anyone, and there was water on top of the ice. The man was underwater for about an hour before his body was recovered.