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Crews Recover Body After Drowning Near Beaver Lake Boat Dock

WASHINGTON COUNTY (KFSM) — Crews have recovered the body of a man who drowned in Beaver Lake on Friday (March 3). Washington County Sheriff’s Office...
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WASHINGTON COUNTY (KFSM) — Crews have recovered the body of a man who drowned in Beaver Lake on Friday (March 3).

Washington County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 63-year-old Walter Arthur Adler, Jr.

The incident occurred by the boat dock on Vaughan Road in Springdale around 12 p.m., said Kelly Cantrell, Washington County public information officer. Adler’s body was recovered around 2:15 p.m.

Adler fell into the water after his boat started drifting off near the dock, said Sgt. Jensen of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The area has a lot of silt in the bottom of the lake, and investigators believe got stuck in the silt. The water in the lake was about 55 degrees.

Another fisherman saw Adler go into the water and never resurface, so he called dispatch. It took crews about an hour and a half to retrieve the man’s body.

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