Elderly Exeter Man Drowns In Squam Lake

SANDWICH, NH — An elderly man from Exeter drowned on Squam Lake on Wednesday, New Hampshire Marine Patrol reported.

Around 4 p.m., state police dispatch received a report about a possible drowning on the lake. Marine patrol and first responders from the Sandwich police and fire departments, Center Harbor Fire Department, and Stewarts Ambulance responded to the call. They found people performing CPR on a man.

The man, William Duryea, 92, of Exeter, was pronounced dead later.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact New Hampshire State Police-Marine Patrol Sergeant Seth Alie at Seth.P.Alie@dos.nh.gov or 603-227-2117.

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