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16-Year-Old Drowns in Oakland County Lake

/ CBS Detroit

OXFORD TOWNSHIP (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has drowned at an Oakland County lake.

Sgt. Dale Brown of the sheriff's office said the vcitim, Lafrance Marshall couldn't reach a floating swimming platform Sunday at Clear Lake, about 50 feet from shore. He was swimming with friends at the time of the incident.

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The sheriff's office got a call around 7:20 p.m. from the lake in Oxford Township.

Divers recovered the boy's body. First responders did CPR on the way to the hospital, but he was pronounced dead.

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First published on May 29, 2018 / 9:14 AM EDT

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