A 19-year-old man died from a drowning incident Friday at Lake Milton, Craig Beach, about 32 miles east of Akron, according to Portage County Water Rescue Team commander Scott Simmons.

Around 10:29 p.m., the Lake Milton Fire Department and Craig Beach Fire Department responded to a report of a man who fell off the dam, into Lake Milton underneath the water. The Portage County Water Rescue was activated at 10:36 p.m. by Lake Milton Fire. First Fire units arrived shortly after and 30 members of the PWCRT responded, Simmons said.

The commander stated that initial reports indicated four friends were fishing from the lakeside of the dam near Grandview Road. One of them reached down to grab a fish net, slipped, and fell into the water.

Three of the four friends fell into the water, but only t

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