Firefighters: 18-year-old was underwater for 20 minutes before he was rescued from Lake Washington

An 18-year-old is recovering in the hospital after firefighters say he was underwater for 15 to 20 minutes before he was rescued from Lake Washington on Tuesday.

The Seattle man was swimming with friends just before 10 p.m. off Houghton Beach Park. His friends said he went underwater and didn’t resurface.

Three off-duty city of Kirkland lifeguards were already at the scene looking for the man before firefighters arrived…

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