Man Drowns in Lake at MacArthur Park
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A 19-year-old man drowned Saturday after he chased a soccer ball into the lake at MacArthur Park, authorities said.
“He jumped in to retrieve a soccer ball and got out too far,” said Los Angeles police spokesman Don Cox.
The victim was not identified.
Onlookers, including the young man’s brother, went in after him but couldn’t find the body, Cox said.
Four county lifeguards with scuba gear joined city park rangers and firefighters in the search, city fire spokesman Jim Wells said. The body was pulled from the lake nearly two hours after firefighters were summoned. The death was considered accidental, Cox said.
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