Jul 6, 2008 11:42 am US/Mountain
Man Drowns At Boyd Lake
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) ―
Larimer County sheriff's officials say a man has drowned while swimming with in a lake in Loveland.
Sheriff's officials say rescuers were called to the swim beach at Boyd Lake at 12:06 p.m. Saturday and were told Omar Felix of Evans went under near some buoys.
Authorities said rescuers found him in water about 8 feet deep about 40 minutes after he disappeared under the water. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Deputy Fire Marshall Scott Pringle said Felix was swimming with a relative when he began struggling. The family member wasn't able to hold him up.
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