Bethel College professor drowns during Michigan fishing trip

Bethel College is mourning the loss of a professor.

Dr. Eugene Carpenter, 69, jumped into Michigan's Kirk Lake to retrieve a boat that had drifted into the lake during a fishing trip Monday. He susbsequently drowned.

Carpenter was a professor of Old Testament and a Scholar-in-Residence. He had been with the university for 26 years.

A visitation will be held July 6 from 5-8 p.m. in the Everest/Rohrer Auditorium on Bethel's campus. The funeral will be held July 7 at 11 a.m. in the same location. Friends are invited to visit on hour prior to the funeral.

Source: http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-bethel-college-professor-drowns-during-michigan-fishing-trip-20120704,0,7440671.column?track=rss

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