Beaverton fishermen drown in Saginaw Bay

PINCONNING

The bodies of three fishermen from Beaverton were found in the Saginaw Bay Wednesday by the U.S.

Coast Guard Sector Detroit.

The Coast Guard identified the men as Ronald G. Whitmer, 76, his brother Chris “Stanley” Whitmer, 71, and nephew Chris “L.C.” Whitmer II, 51.

They set out on a fishing trip Tuesday afternoon from Gambill’s Landing, located between Linwood and Pinconning, and relatives…