The couple formed by Scott Levitan and his wife Mary Lou Levitan, both aged 66, experienced a tragic fate at the end of 2024. They died in two separate accidents that occurred in Michigan (United States) one day before interval between Christmas and the New Year.
A double tragedy struck this family during the end of year holidays. Scott Levitan and his wife Mary Lou Levitan (both 66 years old) experienced a dramatic fate at the end of 2024.
The latter, residing in Livonia in Michigan (United States), died in turn in two successive accidents which occurred one day apart between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Before his death, Scott Levitan was fishing on December 26 with his 15-year-old grandson on frozen Lake George in Addison Township. “The two men had gone onto the ice and were drilling a hole to go ice fishing when it gave way. The grandfather fell into the icy water,” the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
“The boy called 911 and then tried to help his grandfather out of the water, but the ice broke and he fell into the water too,” the same source continued, relayed by Fox News.
A witness to the scene tried to save the two protagonists aboard a kayak. “The rescuer was able to help the boy out of the water and then took a second kayak to help the grandfather. He was unable to get the grandfather out because the ice continued to break, but he managed to keep the grandfather’s head above water until help arrived,” the office said. of the sheriff.
-Placed on respiratory assistance following this incident, Scott Levitan was finally disconnected from the life support machines on December 31.
“An indescribable tragedy”
The day after this accident, Scott Levitan’s partner, Mary Lou Levitan, was fatally injured while coming to pick up her husband’s vehicle.
The sheriff’s office said a 19-year-old driver crossed into the northbound lane of an Oakland Township road “for an unknown reason,” striking the car Mary Lou Levitan was in. The latter, in the rear passenger position of the vehicle, was declared dead at the scene of the accident on December 27.
In a statement, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard expressed his condolences to the Levitans. “It is an indescribable tragedy that has befallen this family in a very short time,” said the latter.
