Overview
- The Butler County coroner named the victim as Sun Yue of Mason and ruled the death an accidental drowning.
- A park worker early Wednesday found clothing, a phone playing music, car keys, a dog leash, and pawprints at the shoreline, triggering the search.
- Responders from multiple agencies used boats, sonar, ice-cutting tools, and dive teams during an hours-long recovery at the West Chester park.
- Crews measured the lake at 27 degrees, and divers recovered Yue along with two dogs from the icy water.
- Authorities say the dogs likely chased geese onto the frozen surface before falling through, and no criminal cause has been reported.