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23-year-old drowns while attempting to swim across Wolfe Lake in Campton

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Posted at 9:38 PM, May 25, 2023
and last updated 2023-05-25 21:38:41-04

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.