UPDATE: Father who drowned trying to help daughter named
TOWN OF BRADLEY, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities have released the name of the Merrill man who drowned while trying to help his daughter, who was struggling while swimming in a Lincoln County lake.
Sheriff's officials say 42-year-old Xavier M. Patton was at Crystal Lake with his daughters Wednesday afternoon when one began having trouble. He swam out to help her, but began having difficulties and went under.
A man who witnessed the incident dove underwater, located the father and brought him to shore. Patton was pronounced dead at Ministry Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk.
The man's daughter is OK.
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TOWN OF BRADLEY, Wis. (AP) -- A Merrill man has drowned while trying to help his daughter who was struggling while swimming in a Lincoln County lake.
Sheriff's officials say the 42-year-old father was at Crystal Lake with his daughters Wednesday afternoon when one began having trouble. He swam out to help her, but began having difficulties and went under.
A man who witnessed the incident dove underwater, located the father and brought him to shore. The Wausau Daily Herald says the man was taken to Ministry Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk where he was pronounced dead.
The man's daughter is OK.
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