NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - Divers have pulled the body of a 16-year-old boy from a small lake near North Platte, officials there said.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department reported that the teen died Tuesday afternoon, when deputies were called to Fire Lake at the Birdwood State Wildlife Management Area just west of North Platte for a report of a possible drowning.
Rescue divers who were sent to the area around 4:30 p.m. were able to find the boy’s body shortly after beginning the search, the department said on its Facebook page. Investigators said the boy was one of several teenagers who were fishing and swimming in the lake when others noticed the teen was missing.
The victim’s name had not been released by Wednesday morning.
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