Kansas man drowns in lake near Genoa

Genoa, Neb. (KSNB) – A Kansas man is useless after drowning in a lake close to Genoa Saturday.

Round 1:23 pm Saturday, the Nance County Sheriff’s Workplace and Genoa Volunteer Fireplace and Rescue responded to a reported drowning at a personal lake south of Genoa. Upon arrival, deputies have been advised that the sufferer had been swimming round 100 ft from the shore when witnesses heard him name for assist, then vanish beneath the water. The sufferer was final seen roughly 12 minutes earlier than first responders arrived on scene.

Deputies then went into the lake, looking for the sufferer, however have been finally unsuccessful. There have been additionally makes an attempt to make use of find the sufferer utilizing boats, volunteers and thermal cameras. Different residents have been reported to have helped within the search by offering boats and floatation units.

After requesting mutual help from two Nebraska dive groups, considered one of them being the Platte County Dive Crew, arrived on scene. The group used sonar and diver to look the world and finally situated the sufferer and recovered the physique.

The sufferer was recognized as Wayne E. Mathias, 79, of Augusta, Kansas.

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