MENASHA (NBC 26) — A 67-year-old man is dead after a Neenah police officer pulled him from Little Lake Butte des Morts last night.
Police say they responded to Emily Street and Ninth Street for reports of a man yelling.
When they arrived, they noticed a man a little more than 15 feet off the shoreline in Little Lake Butte des Morts, just south of the Ninth Street Boat Landing.
Officers say they tried throwing the man a flotation device, but they were unable to reach him.
One officer then got in the water and was able to pull him to shore.
First responders tried life-saving measures right away and on the way to the hospital, but those attempts were unsuccessful.
Unfortunately, the 67-year-old man was pronounced dead at the hospital, and authorities are working to learn why he was in the water.
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