Story Published:
May 30, 2009 at 10:19 AM PST
Story Updated:
May 30, 2009 at 10:19 AM PST
BASIN CITY, Wash. (AP) - A 15-year-old boy has drowned after going for a swim with friends in a lake near Basin City, Wash.
Authorities say Mere Flores was pronounced dead at 8:18 p.m. Friday by paramedics from Basin City. Franklin County deputy coroner Mavis Williams says the boy died of an accidental drowning.
The victim had just celebrated a birthday last weekend. He reportedly got off the school bus at least a couple hours earlier and decided to go swimming in Bailie Lake with friends.
Authorities say he was wearing jeans and a light shirt when he went under the water. Williams says a boy tried to help Flores but told sheriff's deputies it felt like his friend was being dragged down.
Williams says the victim was found in about six feet of water.