Man in critical condition after pulled from Silver Lake

Published 8:31 pm Monday, May 25, 2009

EVERETT — Police divers on Monday afternoon pulled a missing swimmer from Silver Lake.

The 25-year-old Everett man was taken to a local hospital. His condition was believed to be critical and life-threatening.

The beach was crowded with families enjoying the last day of a warm holiday weekend when Everett police and fire personnel arrived at the lake after receiving reports of a missing swimmer about 4:40 p.m.

The man had been in the swimming area and didn’t surface.

About 22 minutes after police received the call, a diver found the man in about 6 feet of water, Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz said. The man was brought to shore, where Everett firefighters attempted to revive him. He was taken to Providence Everett Medical Center’s Colby Campus.

Police don’t know how long the man was under water.

“He was wearing jeans and a T-shirt. We don’t know if that was a factor, but sometimes people have trouble swimming in jeans,” Goetz said.

The man was not wearing a life jacket. No lifeguards were on duty at the time.