OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A person drowned in Lake Overholser Friday night after Oklahoma Metropolis emergency responders tried to rescue him from uneven water.
An official with the Oklahoma Metropolis Fireplace Division confirmed that the sufferer drowned following an try to rescue him.
Firefighters have been known as to Lake Overholser and located a ship that had capsized. In addition they discovered a person and his canine struggling in fast transferring water.
Officer Issac Goodman with the Oklahoma Metropolis Police Division dove into the water in full uniform however was unable to rescue the person.
Firefighters have been in a position to rescue Goodman from the lake, however couldn’t rescue the person, who then went over the lake’s dam.
Emergency crews recovered the person’s physique from the lake.
Officers did rescue the person’s canine.
A girl instructed KFOR she was on the boat with the sufferer simply an hour earlier than he drowned. She mentioned the boat was model new and he was excited and couldn’t wait to take it out on the water for the primary time.
She mentioned he dropped her again off on shore simply earlier than the storm hit. She says she thought he was proper behind her and doesn’t know why he didn’t get out of the water
A witness instructed KFOR they have been shocked to see the person in a ship on the water because the wind was selecting up. The witness additionally reported seeing crews throwing ropes into the water for a rescue.
Goodman was handled and launched from a hospital. A Police Division public info officer mentioned Goodman was banged up however might be okay.
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