Man drowns in Pierce County lake after falling off paddleboard, sheriff says

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) says a 24-year-old man drowned near Alder Lake Park on Wednesday afternoon.

At around 4 p.m., he and his girlfriend were in the middle of the lake when he fell off his board without a lifejacket and could not get back on, PCSO said.

His girlfriend was on another paddleboard and saw him fall into the water, PCSO Deputy Carly Cappetto tells KIRO 7…

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