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Atlantic man dies from drowning at Lake Anita
53 year old Ysota Rekis of Atlantic has drowned while swimming at Lake Anita on WEdnesday evening. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office was notified just before 6:30-p.m., of a possible drowning at the lake. Deputies and several area first responders were called to the scene. First responders arriving at the Lake Anita Beach, learned Rekis had been under water for a significant amount of time before surfacing, face down.
Family and other bystanders were able to place him on a raft and swim him to the shore. It was determined that he was not breathing at the time and CPR was initiated. Anita Rescue transported the patient to Cass Health E.R. where he was pronounced deceased. There is no foul play suspected and no formal investigation ongoing at this time.
