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3 men dead in separate drowning incidents in Northeast Ohio this weekend

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Posted at 2:21 PM, Jul 30, 2023
and last updated 2023-07-31 07:05:19-04

Three men are dead after drowning in three different drowning incidents in Northeast Ohio this weekend.

A 22-year-old man died Saturday after drowning off the coast of Conneaut Township Park, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard Station said it got a call just before 5 p.m. about a swimmer struggling in the water. The swimmer's friend and a few others were able to get the man out of the water, said officials.

The Conneaut Fire Department and EMS were first to the scene and administered aid, however, the man later died at the hospital.

An 18-year-old man died Saturday after drowning in Roundup Lake in Mantua while canoeing, according to officials with Portage County water rescue.

The Mantua Fire Department arrived at the scene and found the man under his canoe. He was resuscitated and taken to University Hospitals in Portage before being flown to University Hospitals in Cleveland, where he later died, said officials.

A 38-year-old man died Sunday morning after drowning in Berlin Lake in Portage County, according to Portage County water rescue.

The man and his friends walked out onto a sand bar in the lake while camping when the man fell into the lake due to there being a drop off from the sand bar into the water.

According to officials, his friends called 911 around 1 a.m. The Berlin Township Fire Department, the Deer Township, and the Portage County water rescue team arrived at the lake and searched for the man until approximately 3 a.m.

Crews went back to the lake Sunday morning to continue to search, finding the man's body around 11:30 a.m.

No further information has been provided in any of these incidents.

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