Lake McConaughy drowning victim is identified
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The body of a man found in Lake McConaughy has been identified.
On Thursday, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said 38-year-old Armando Marroquin of Houston drowned in the lake.
“Our thoughts are with Armando’s relatives at this time,” Travis Shepler, Game and Parks’ assistant law enforcement administrator, said in a press release. “It is always tragic to lose a life on the water.”
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On Sunday night, conservation officers received a report of an empty, overturned kayak near the Lemoyne Bay boat ramp.
The next day, a dive team found Marroquin’s body.
Game and Parks urged boaters, kayakers and paddleboarders to always where a life jacket when on the water.
