State Police in Schuylkill County say they’re investigating a suspected case of drowning or exposure that occurred on Friday afternoon.
According to information from State Police-Frackville, Troopers were called to Carbon Lane in Walker Township at about 4:50 p.m. Friday for a reported drowning.
Carbon Lane is just off Route 309 and near the Little Schuylkill River.
Emergency dispatches at the time of this incident indicated that a male had been pulled from the river and wasn’t breathing.
Police say the victim, a 92-year-old man from New Tripoli, died as a result of drowning or exposure. The man’s death is being ruled accidental and the police investigation is ongoing.
The victim’s identity has not been released, as of Friday night.
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