LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — A 30-year-old man from North Carolina drowned over the weekend at Colchuck Lake near Leavenworth.

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) says reports of a man who was not breathing after being underwater for 5 minutes first came in around 7:16 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3.

The coordinates of the emergency messages led emergency and rescue crews to the west side of Colchuck Lake. A helicopter managed to transport the victim to the Leavenworth Fish Hatchery, where paramedics were standing by. The man ended up being pronounced dead, according to CCSO.

Ground rescuers met up with and assisted the three remaining people from the victim's hiking group, as well as the group that helped pull the victim from the water and attempted CPR.

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