Man dies after falling from kayak in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/04/2017 - 5:10pm
A 41-year-old male died in Lake Tahoe Tuesday afternoon after he fell off a kayak near Beach Drive in the Tahoe Keys.
The victim's wife saw him fall in when the man was overtaken by cold water at about 3:30 p.m.
The unidentified man was brought into the shore where CPR was initiated. Emergency crews were on the scene and the man was transported to Barton.
He was not wearing a life jacket.
This is a developing story and no other details are available at this time.
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