A 21-year-old man died Thursday night following a drowning accident in the swimming area at Spec Pond, police said.
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WILBRAHAM - A 21-year-old man died Thursday night following an apparent accidental drowning in the swimming area at Spectacle Pond Recreation Area, police said.
The man, whose name was being withheld until police could contact his family, was pronounced dead at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, said police Capt. Raymond J. Kallaugher.
Police were called to the recreation area off Route 20 just before 8 p.m. for a report of a swimmer disappearing under water and not returning to the surface, Kallaugher said.
Police officers and lifeguards formed a line in the water to search for the swimmer. He was found after several minutes in about 12 feet of water, Kallaugher said.
Wilbraham Fire Department EMTs were waiting on shore to perform first aid and to rush him to Baystate, Kallaugher said.
The death appears to be an accidental drowning, but the Wilbraham police and state police assigned to the Hampden County Crime Prevention and Control Unit are investigating, he said.
