(New Buffalo, MI) - There was a drowning in downtown New Buffalo Saturday evening.

According to the New Buffalo Police Department, they received a report at about 8:30 p.m. local time of a young man who had jumped off the N. Whittaker Street Bridge over the Galien River.

Witnesses said 20-year-old Tucker Vaughn of Niles, Michigan went under the water and did not resurface.

A Berrien County Dive Team recovered his body, which was turned over to the Medical Examiner’s office for further investigation. Over a dozen local first response agencies assisted in the extensive search.
 

“The New Buffalo City Police Department would like to thank all the assisting agencies and the bystanders that assisted in this tragic situation,” they said in a statement issued Sunday night.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends and loved ones of Tucker Vaughn.”