Crime & Safety
Man Dies After Medical Emergency At Coventry Lake
A medical emergency led to a man being pulled from Coventry Lake Friday, but he later died, police said.
COVENTRY, CT — A man was pulled out of Coventry Lake Friday after an emergency and later died, police said.
At 3:22 p.m. Coventry Police Officers and a marine patrol unit responded to the Lakeview Terrace beach off of Lakeshore Drive after a 75-year-old man had a medical emergency in the water, according to an incident report.
Officers entered the water with Coventry Fire and EMS personnel to search for the man and he was located in approximately 10 feet of water, according to an incident report. Life-saving measures were performed and he was transported by ambulance to an area hospital, according to an incident report.
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The man did not survive, police said.
His identity will be released at a later time., police said .
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