A 19-year-old man who disappeared underwater while swimming Wednesday morning in Haviland Pond was unconscious when he was found and carried to shore, Ludlow police said.
An update of this story was posted at 7:20 p.m.
LUDLOW - A 19-year-old man who disappeared underwater while swimming Wednesday morning in Haviland Pond was unconscious when he was found and carried to shore, according to police.
The man, whose name was not released, was rushed by ambulance to Baystate Medical Center by paramedics with the Ludlow Fire Department.
His condition was not known.
Police said they were withholding all information until they could contact his family.
Police were called by lifeguards at the Center Street pond at 10:47 a.m. about a possible drowning.
The guards reported that the 19-year old, who was with two other swimmers, disappeared underwater as he tried to swim from the state boat ramp to a small island in the center of the pond.
Police and firefighters conducted a search and found him in the water. Police did not indicate how long he had been underwater.
The incident remains under investigation.
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