Crime & Safety
Lifeguard Drowns on Cape Cod
Lifeguard Jack Jakubek, 22, drowned on Cape Cod in Orleans' Pilgrim Lake Saturday during the hottest day of the year.
ORLEANS, MA — A lifeguard drowned on Cape Cod Saturday—one of two drownings in Massachusetts that marked a tragic start to Memorial Day weekend.
Authorities identified the lifeguard as Jack Jakubek, 22, of Newburgh, N.Y. He drowned in Orleans at Pilgrim Lake during a lifeguard test.
Jakubek was a strong swimmer—he was a member of the State University of New York at Cortland swimming and diving team.
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Temperatures soared over 90 degrees Saturday, drawing thousands to beaches across the state.
Also on Saturday, a 17-year-old teenager drowned in Georgetown at Pentucket Pond. The teen's name was not immediately released.
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Police said the teen's body was pulled from the pond about 30 feet from shore in 15 feet of water. The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim's family during this extremely difficult time," Georgetown Police Chief Donald Cudmore said in a statement.
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