A 69-year-old man died in a drowning at a state park in Kentucky on Sunday, according to the Campbellsville Fire and Rescue Department.
The drowning occurred at Green River Lake State Park in Taylor County. Fire officials said initial reports indicated the man was missing in the water and his vehicle was also in the water.
Three public safety divers entered the water and found the man about 35 yards from the boat ramp in 16 feet of water, the fire department said. The man was found just under an hour after the fire brigade arrived.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The man’s identity has not been released by the fire department.
Public safety divers also recovered the vehicle from the water, according to fire officials. It is not known why the man and his vehicle ended up in the water.
According to the fire brigade, almost twenty firefighters and many agencies responded. Officers were on scene for almost three hours.
The drowning is being investigated by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement and the Taylor County Coroner’s Office.
