Man drowns trying to save his fishing pole
06:10 PM MDT on Tuesday, August 25, 2009
KREM.com
NEAR SEVEN BAYS, Wash. - A man drowned in a fishing accident near Seven Bays Resort on Lake Roosevelt in Lincoln County, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office told KREM 2 News that two men were fishing in a boat near the resort when one of the men lost his fishing pole in the water. He went in after it and drowned.
A resort employee said paramedics performed CPR on the victim for 45 minutes, but could not revive the man.
The victim was reportedly in his fifties, but his name has not been released.
The drowning was first reported around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
