Ben Saunders, first winner of original version of The Voice, found dead in lake at 43 Dutch police told EW that there was “no crime involved” in the death. Ben Saunders, the winner of the first-ever edition of The Voice, was found dead Tuesday afternoon in a lake in the Netherlands. The 43-year-old had been missing since morning. Police say they have. Ben Saunders — who won the first-ever version of ‘The Voice, ‘The Voice of Holland, in 2011 — has been found dead at a recreational lake in the Netherlands at age 43, according to local. Ben Saunders, the original winner of 'The Voice of Holland,' was found dead at 43. Ben Saunders, who won the first-ever version of The Voice, has tragically passed away at the age of 43 The Voice of Holland winner was found dead on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Rijkerswoerdse Plassen, which is a recreational lake located in Elst on the border of Arnhem South in the Netherlands, a local newspaper De Telegraaf reports. Ben Saunders, the first-ever winner of The Voice, has died at 43 after his body was discovered in a lake in the Netherlands. The singer, who shot to fame after winning the first season of The. Ben Saunders, the first winner of The Voice franchise, was found dead in a lake in the Netherlands Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the age of 43. The Voice‘s first-ever winner, Ben Saunders, died at the age of 43 after being found in a lake. His brother gave a heartfelt tribute after the news that the singer was discovered dead in a lake. Ben Saunders, the Dutch singer who won the first incarnation of The Voice, was found dead Tuesday, September 15. He was 43. Ben Saunders, First Winner Of “The Voice,” Dies At 43 Ben Saunders, the first winner of The Voice of Holland in 2011, has died at the age of 43. Saunders was found dead Tuesday (September 15), at Rijkerswoerdse Plassen, a popular recreational lake in Elst, Netherlands, near Arnhem, according to local newspaper De Telegraaf.