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Man drowned in Lake Champlain near South Burlington’s Red Rocks Park – VTDigger
An unidentified man drowned in Lake Champlain near Red Rocks Park in South Burlington Wednesday, the third reported drowning in Vermont in the span of a week.
A park visitor noticed an unresponsive man underwater near the base of the Red Rocks cliffs Wednesday night and called 911. The South Burlington dispatchers received the call at approximately 7:43 p.m., and the South Burlington Fire Department arrived around 5 minutes later, according to a South Burlington Police press release.
Fifteen fire department first responders helped locate and retrieve the man in water 10 to 12 feet deep. No form of identification was located when the man was recovered, according to police.
The South Burlington Police Department is seeking information regarding the man’s identity and events leading up to the drowning. There is no evidence of foul play, according to the police press release.
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“The deceased is described as a white male, bald with hazel eyes and a husky build, wearing a grey T-shirt with a white-over-black stripe pattern, navy blue athletic shorts, grey socks, and Cloudrunner grey running shoes with white soles,” the press release stated.
The South Burlington Police Department, the Burlington Fire Department, University of Vermont Rescue, Colchester Technical Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard aided in the search and recovery. The Saint Michael’s Fire Department and off-duty South Burlington personnel monitored the city of South Burlington during the crew’s absence.
In the press release, South Burlington police reminded the public to practice water safety, including learning and refreshing swimming skills, learning CPR and water rescue techniques, wearing U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets and supervising inexperienced swimmers.
A Burlington High School senior Eljak Menjwak drowned at Bartlett Falls in Bristol on Saturday, and Darren Kemp, 30, drowned in Lake Champlain on Tuesday night.
Amid a heat wave in Vermont this week, people have likely sought relief from extreme temperatures in bodies of water. The Department of Health maintains a list of more than 400 places to cool off this summer.