§ 750.411cAsphyxia or death from submersion in water, reports, investigations, penalty

Sec. 411c.
    (1) Every physician or surgeon, having under his care a person who suffers from asphyxia
 or dies due to submersion in water, shall report same to any peace officer, the nearest state
 police post or the sheriff of the county in which the injury or death occurred. Every coroner or
 medical examiner who completes a death certificate attributing death to drowning shall make a
 like report to the appropriate officers hereinabove named.
    (2) The officer receiving the report shall investigate the circumstances surrounding the
 injury or death and shall submit a complete report to the director of state police on forms
 prescribed by him. The department of natural resources shall receive from the director of state
 police a copy of the officer's report where the asphyxia or death occurred in waters under the
 jurisdiction of that department.
    (3) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.