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Man nearly drowns on Little Detroit Lake; condition unknown

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — A 24-year-old man nearly drowned on Little Detroit Lake Saturday afternoon. 

The Becker County Sheriff's Office says that the man was swimming from shore around 3:30 in the afternoon and had gone under the water. 

Emergency personnel responded to the scene and found a search had already begun by citizens at the site, one of whom found the 24-year-old swimmer unresponsive and not breathing. 

The man was taken to the hospital. At this time his condition is unknown. 

The Becker County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident. 

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