72-year-old man drowned in Lake Winnipesaukee off of Bear Island

MAXUM · 09-10-2020, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by WHDH

MEREDITH, N.H. (WHDH) - An investigation is underway after a 72-year-old man drowned in Lake Winnipesaukee off of Bear Island in Meredith, New Hampshire on Wednesday night.

An island resident was swimming near shore when a family member observed him struggling around 7 p.m., according to state police.

Nearby neighbors pulled the man out of the water and CPR was performed on him.

Upon arrival at the scene, Marine Patrol Supervisor David Jones and members of the Meredith Fire Department continued to render treatment before he was pronounced dead.

The victim’s name has not been released.

Anyone with information about the drowning is asked to contact Jones at 603-293-2037 or by email at david.b.jones@dos.nh.gov.

https://whdh.com/news/authorities-in...winnipesaukee/

bilproject · 09-10-2020, 01:16 PM

I knew it wasn't good when the fire boat took 50 minutes to meet the ambulance at Browns and then the boat returned to the island. MP stayed almost 2 hours before pulling out.

XCR-700 · 09-10-2020, 04:24 PM

Tragic, nothing more you can say,,,

islandgoddess · 09-10-2020, 04:28 PM

Does anyone know what part of the island where the drowning happened ?

Garcia · 09-10-2020, 04:40 PM

What a tragedy.

bilproject · 09-10-2020, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by islandgoddess

Does anyone know what part of the island where the drowning happened ?

West side in first Cove south of the mail dock.

Winilyme · 09-10-2020, 06:02 PM

Such a tragedy. Prayers to the family and all who knew him.

codeman671 · 09-11-2020, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by islandgoddess

Does anyone know what part of the island where the drowning happened ?

Something I saw on facebook indicated 400 Bear Island.

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bilproject Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bear Island/Fort Myers, Fla Posts: 229 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 59 Times in 41 Posts	I knew it wasn't good when the fire boat took 50 minutes to meet the ambulance at Browns and then the boat returned to the island. MP stayed almost 2 hours before pulling out.

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XCR-700 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,342 Thanks: 757 Thanked 538 Times in 313 Posts	Tragic, nothing more you can say,,,

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Garcia Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 600 Thanks: 135 Thanked 273 Times in 167 Posts	What a tragedy.

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Winilyme Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Ice in = CT / Ice out = Winnipesaukee Posts: 479 Thanks: 132 Thanked 284 Times in 152 Posts	Such a tragedy. Prayers to the family and all who knew him.