(photo by Ric Antonio)

The Saginaw County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a man found in a truck in the water.

The department received a call from a kayaker Wednesday, July 31 about vehicle debris floating in the water of a canal near Marsh Creek off Miller Rd. in James Township. Police found the truck, registered in a neighboring county, around 9:15 a.m. Upon recovering the vehicle, they discovered the man’s body inside. It isn’t known how long the man had been dead or how long the truck was in the water.

(photo by Ric Antonio)

The sheriff’s department is treating the death as suspicious at this time.