Kent man, 18, drowns swimming across lake

Published 2:40 pm Sunday, June 14, 2009

MAPLE VALLEY — An 18-year-old Kent man drowned while swimming with two friends in Lake Wilderness in Maple Valley.

The King County Sheriff’s Office said the man’s body was recovered underwater by divers shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday. Paramedics performed CPR in an effort to revive him, but couldn’t.

The sheriff’s office told KIRO-TV that three friends were swimming across the lake as evening fell. Two of the friends got out front and when they looked back for their companion, he had disappeared.

The victim’s mother was on the scene during the search and recovery of her son’s body.

The dead teen was not immediately identified.