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Men Who Drowned This Weekend In Lake Michigan Identified

By Mary Ellen Murphy Jun 16, 2026 | 6:59 AM

(Port Sheldon Township, MI) – The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of the two men who drowned in Lake Michigan over the weekend near the Pigeon Lake Channel. Twenty-four-year-old Philip Lochirco of Warrenville, Illinois started having trouble in the water near the pier and several people jumped in to try to help save him.

Lochirco and 26-year-old Jalen Shaffer of Grand Rapids both drowned, and everyone else got out of the water safely.

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