On 06-22-2010 at approximately 1200 hrs, Victim and Witness came to lake with kayak and an inflatable air matress. The Victim was in kayak and the witness was on air mattress. The witness stated that the kayak capsized for an unknown reason and the Victim began ended up in the water. The witness jumped off her air mattress to help retrieve the kayak and the Victim began to struggle in the water. He went under water several times and then did not resurface. The Witness swam to shore, went to nearest residence and called 911. Victim was located by side scan sonar and recovered by drag at 1725 hrs. Next of kin notified same date. According to property owner, lake level is approximately 10' higher than normal.
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