11-year-old boy praised for his call to 911 after family members stranded on Lake Lansing

An 11-year-old boy placed a 911 call to get help for family members who were stranded on a raft in Ingham County, Michigan.

The incident happened about 1:40 p.m. July 5. The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office released a recording of the 911 call on Tuesday.

The child explained that his mother, another adult and two children were stranded on a large inflatable raft in the middle of Lake Lansing, which is part of the Ingham County Park system in Haslet. The boy was concerned because the family could not get to shore and the raft was taking on water…

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