27-year-old man drowns after jumping from boat taking on water in Kenosha County

July 21, 2013 at 6:50PM

KENOSHA, Wis. — A 27-year-old drowned after jumping from a boat taking on water on Lake Mary in far southern Wisconsin.

According to the Twin Lakes Police Department, officers responded at 4:25 p.m. Saturday when several people were seen in distress on the north side of Lake Mary in western Kenosha County.

Police say a 7-year-old and a 10-year-old were struggling to stay above water but officers were able to pull them and a 37-year-old woman out.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/129zSa5) the man didn't resurface after he jumped in. A swimmer and water patrol officer later found him underwater. He was pronounced dead at a Burlington hospital.

He has not been identified.

Twin Lakes police and the Department of Natural Resources are investigating.

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