A man trying to recover a piece of sunken machinery from a northern Minnesota lake drowned Sunday, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said.
The 50-year-old man from Embarrass, Minn., was identified by the sheriff's office as William Rebarich.
Rebarich, who was a trained scuba diver, was helping a group of people pull the object out of Crane Lake when he went under the water just before 12:15 p.m. but did not resurface, according to the sheriff's office.
Bystanders on the scene and first responders were able to pull Rebarich to the shore, but despite performing life-saving efforts he died at the scene, the sheriff's office said.
Rebarich was not affiliated with any recovery or salvage company, the sheriff's office said.
The incident remains under investigation.
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