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Drowning victim in Coventry Lake identified

The incident happened at Lakeview Terrace Beach off Lakeshore Drive.
Credit: FOX61

COVENTRY, Conn. — A 75-year-old man has died after a water rescue at Coventry Lake on Friday evening. 

Coventry police said officers responded at 3:33 p.m. to the Lakeview Terrace Beach off of Lakeshore Drive for a man in the water with a medical emergency.  Officers entered the water along with Coventry Fire and EMS personnel to search for the victim, Donald Kenerson, 75, of Mansfield.

 He was located in approximately 10 feet of water and brought out of the water where life-saving measures were performed. He was transported by ambulance.to an area hospital.

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