A hiker from North Carolina died while swimming in Colchuck Lake.

The man died on August 3 around 7:15 p.m., according to a news release from the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office Thursday.

The 30-year-old man was with a hiking group when he went out for a swim.

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Hiker pulled from Colchuck Lake

However, another group spotted the man underwater for five minutes, not breathing, and pulled him from the water. They also sent a satellite text to 911 about the situation.

The sheriff’s office called in a helicopter crew. Meanwhile, the group that found the man performe

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