‘Choose safety;’ Firefighters urge public to stop swimming in local lake after 5th drowning

After the fifth drowning in 12 years, firefighters are urging the public not to swim in a local lake.

News Center 7 previously reported that a 23-year-old man’s body was recovered after he went missing while swimming at Madison Lakes over the weekend.

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Trotwood Fire Department said the location “continues to prove deceptively dangerous.”

Firefighters said in almost every case, they are told by friends and family of the victim that they always swim at Madison Lakes…

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