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Vacation to Lake Meade Ends Tragically |
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Tuesday, 21 July 2009 |
By TRAVIS A. RUIZ
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A Guymon teenager drowned at Lake Meade in Meade County, Kan., on Saturday, July 18.
Martin Laries, 16, of Guymon, died at the Meade District Hospital in Meade, Kan. Officials at the lake say that his body was recovered after 5 p.m. in about six-and-a-half feet of water.
The emergency call was made at 5:14 p.m. and officials located the victim by 5:27 p.m. Officials also say the uncle tried to save the victim, but the water was too high for him as well. No one with the teen spoke English so there was confusion.
The teen was at the park with an uncle and two friends, all of which did not know how to swim.
Mark Goldsberry, Park Manager, tells The Guymon Daily Herald that the teen was in the swimming area when he entered water that went over his head.
“He couldn't swim and he got into the water and it went over his head,” Goldsberry said.
Goldsberry has worked at Lake Meade since December of 1980 and he says this is the lake's fifth drowning since then.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 23 July 2009 )
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