Rescuers urge caution after 2 swimmers pulled from chilly Washington state lakes

Rescue officials are urging swimmers to take caution after two men were pulled Tuesday from dangerously cold lakes in Seattle and Issaquah, where air temperatures approached 90 degrees.

Seattle Fire Department rescuers pulled a 19-year-old swimmer out of Lake Washington about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, about 10 minutes after he was last seen swimming near the Montlake Cut. Paramedics took him to Harborview Medical Center, where he remained in critical condition Wednesday morning, said hospital spokesperson Susan Gregg.

The teen was not wearing a personal flotation device when rescuers found him, said Fire Department spokesperson David Cuerpo…

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