Frederick Dusseault, of Stow, was found around 11:30 a.m. in Lake Boon in Stow. Witnesses called police to report he had gone into the water, and they could not see him anymore, Stow firefighters said.
A bystander tried to rescue Dusseault but couldn't pull him from the water until firefighters arrived.
Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead later that day.
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