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Man dies while swimming in Maine lake

Man dies while swimming in Maine lake

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The Maine Warden Service says a swimmer in Cobbosseecontee Lake in Manchester died on Monday.

Corporal John MacDonald with the Maine Warden Service says 24-year-old Edward Kimball of Manchester died around 2 p.m. on Monday off Pond Road near the outlet of the lake.

Wardens say Kimball may have suffered health-related complications while swimming.

His body was recovered quickly about 40 feet from shore.

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