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Blue Marsh Lake
Obituaries
Ugandan Boy Drowns In Pennsylvania Just Over 1 Year After Coming To America
Less than a year after moving to the United States of America a 12-year-old Ugandan boy has drowned in a Pennsylvania lake, his family announced on Monday, Aug. 21. Shaakir Kisubi has been identified as the 12-year-old who drowned at Blue Marsh Lake in Reading on Aug. 19, according to his father Hakim. They had been on a family outing enjoying the end of summer before school starts when the deadly incident happened. He drowned 40 to 60 feet out into the water near the Dry Brooks Day Use Area beach around 2 p.m. on Saturday. After about an hour of searching water rescue drivers found Shaa…
Police & Fire
1 Hospitalized In Blue Marsh Lake Jet Ski Crash: Report
A man was hospitalized after a jet ski crash on Blue Marsh Lake, WFMZ reports. One of the jet ski riders struck another jet ski on the lake near the Dry Brooks boat ramp in Bern Township around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Aug. 2, the outlet says. The extent of the unidentified victim's injuries was not immediately known. Click here for more from WFMZ.
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Body Pulled From Blue Marsh Lake Identified: Report
A body pulled from Blue Marsh Lake in Berks County over the weekend has been identified, WFMZ reports. Crews were called to the Dry Brooks Day Use Area, where the body of Ernesto Feliz, 27, of New York City, was recovered from the water Sunday, July 24, the outlet says. Officials told WFMZ the man was going after a ball in the lake when he swam too far out and never made it back to shore. The news comes nearly two months after 20-year-old Albert Castro Beato drowned after going for a swim in Blue Marsh Lake, authorities said. Click here for more from WFMZ.
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Blue Marsh Lake Drowning Victim Came To US In Search Of Better Life
Albert Castro Beato moved to Lebanon, PA from the Dominican Republic a few months ago in search of a good job to help his parents back home, loved ones said. But, the 20-year-old man drowned after going for a swim in the Blue Marsh Lake in Penn Township (Berks County) around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 5, according to local fire officials and the county coroner's office. Investigators told WFMZ they believe the man swam too far out and got tired. "Albert’s parents came from the Dominican Republic and they would like to take their son with them to [bury] him near home," organizer Stephanie…
Police & Fire
Authorities ID 20-Year-Old Blue Marsh Lake Drowning Victim: Report
A 20-year-old Lebanon County man drowned in a Berks County lake on Sunday, June 5, WFMZ reports. Albert Castro Beato, of Lebanon, was identified by the Berks County Coroner's Office as the swimmer who drowned at the Blue Marsh Lake near Old Church Road around 4:30 p.m., the outlet says. Today at 1624hrs Company 29 was dispatched to assist Company 30 with a water rescue for a reported person drowning.... Posted by Bernville Community Fire Company on Sunday, June 5, 2022 Investigators believe the man swam too far out and got tired, according to the outlet. Click here for more from WFMZ.
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