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Father drowns while trying to swim across lake with his 8-year-old son, deputies say
A 42-year-old father drowned while attempting to swim across a lake with his 8-year-old son at a Michigan campground. A bystander rescued the child but could not save the father, who was later declared dead at the hospital. Authorities noted no life preservers were used, and the pair left the designated safe swim area.
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