STANTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A man is dead after drowning in an eastern Kentucky lake Thursday evening.
Around 5 p.m., Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team was called to a possible drowning at Wolfe Lake in Campton.
When crews arrived, they were told by a witness that a man was attempting to swim across the lake when he went under. A friend attempted to rescue the man but was unable to.
Crews conducted a search and located the man after about 30 minutes.
The 23-year-old was pronounced dead by local officials.
"Swimming across any large body of water without a proper flotation device is never a good idea. Add cold water temperatures and exhaustion into the mix and it makes a deadly combination," said Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team in a post.
