Man, 12-year-old boy drown in lake at Oklahoma state park

 


FORT COBB, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say a man and a 12-year-old boy drowned in a lake at Fort Cobb State Park in Oklahoma when the man tried to rescue the boy after he went under water.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the body of 60-year-old Kam Sivilai of Oklahoma City was recovered about 10:30 p.m. Saturday and the body of the boy, whose name wasn't released, was recovered about 12:30 a.m. Sunday from Fort Cobb Lake about 55 miles (88 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City.

The OHP says the boy was swimming when he slipped on a drop-off into about seven feet of water shortly after 6:30 p.m....



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