***Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify details provided by officials***
CLEVELAND (WJW) — A man who was pulled from Lake Erie on Monday evening has died, Cleveland Metroparks officials confirmed.
Cleveland Metroparks police and other first responders were called to Edgewater Beach around 5:30 p.m. after surfers found a body in the water, according to officials.
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Crews at the scene started performing life-saving measures and the victim, a 72-year-old, was taken to a nearby medical facility, but he was pronounced dead. His identity hasn’t been released.
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The victim’s cause of death will be investigated by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office…