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Story summary
- The Lac La Belle wreck was discovered in Lake Michigan nearly 150 years after it sank.
- Built in 1864, the ship sank on October 13, 1872, with 53 people aboard.
- Eight people died when a lifeboat capsized.
- Shipwreck hunter Paul Ehorn located the wreck using side-scan sonar in October 2022, about 32 kilometers from shore.
