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DA Identifies Summer Camp Employee Who Drowned in Mass. Lake
Miguel Rodriguez Perez, 21, drowned after exhaustion while swimming in a closed area with no lifeguards at Camp Kimama Halfmoon, authorities said.
- A 21-year-old kitchen worker at Camp Kimama Halfmoon drowned Monday after swimming Sunday in Lake Buel, officials say.
- With the lake closed and no lifeguards on duty, Camp Kimama Halfmoon Director Yael Skikne said staff swam on a day off after the second sleepaway session ended.
- Investigators noted he slipped below the surface about halfway through the 20- to 25-foot swim from an inflatable water structure to the dock in six to eight feet of water, and he was found under the dock ladder 10-20 minutes later when CPR was immediately started.
- The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has taken jurisdiction of the case, and detectives notified the Consulate General of Mexico in Boston about Rodriguez Perez's death.
- Amid the ongoing probe, Berkshire State Police Detective Unit confirmed the drowning was accidental, with no evidence of foul play, while Skikne emphasized safety protocols meeting Massachusetts requirements.
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Camp Halfmoon employee drowns in Lake Buel - The Berkshire Edge
Monterey — An employee for Camp Halfmoon drowned at Lake Buel on Sunday, August 10. According to Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office Chief of Operations Julia Sabourin, Miguel Rodriguez Perez, 21, a Mexican national, was swimming with two coworkers in Camp Halfmoon’s swimming area on the lake. Sabourin wrote via email that while Perez was swimming from an inflatable water structure to the dock, he slipped below the surface. She wrote tha…
Mexican national drowns in Berkshire County lake
MONTEREY, Mass. (WWLP) - A 21-year-old Mexican national drowned in a Berkshire County lake on Sunday while swimming from an inflatable water structure to the dock at Camp Half Moon. In a news release sent to 22News Tuesday from the Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office spokesperson, Julia Sabourin, three employees from Camp Half Moon on Lake Buel in Monterey were swimming when one of them didn't resurface. The man was swimming from the inf…
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