HAINES CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — A 64-year-old Lake Wales man is dead after police said they pulled his car, with him still buckled in, out of Lake Marion on Friday night.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call at around 8:50 p.m. Jan. 9 from a nearby resident who noticed a vehicle partially submerged in the lake with its lights still on.
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The car, a 2015 Honda CR-V, was found at the end of the boat ramp off the intersection of Jim Edwards Road and Edwards Shores.
First responders found the man submerged in the water, and despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after…