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OHP: Oklahoma City man dies day after near drowning at Lake Thunderbird

An Oklahoma Highway Patrol report states that the victim was swimming at the Little Axe swim beach on Monday when he started to struggle and asked for help.

OHP: Oklahoma City man dies day after near drowning at Lake Thunderbird

An Oklahoma Highway Patrol report states that the victim was swimming at the Little Axe swim beach on Monday when he started to struggle and asked for help.

AUDREY GOODSON, KOCO FIVE NEWS. ALL RIGHT, AUDREY, THANK YOU. NEW AT NINE. OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE VICTIM OF A NEAR DROWNING AT LAKE THUNDERBIRD ON LABOR DAY HAS PASSED AWAY. THAT HAPPENED MONDAY AROUND 230 IN THE AFTERNOON. OHP SAYS 50 YEAR OLD CURTIS CAMPO WAS SWIMMING AT LITTLE AXE BEACH WHEN HE STARTED TO STRUGGLE AND CALL FOR HELP. THEY SAY SOMEONE NEARBY PULLED HIM TO SHORE AND START
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OHP: Oklahoma City man dies day after near drowning at Lake Thunderbird

An Oklahoma Highway Patrol report states that the victim was swimming at the Little Axe swim beach on Monday when he started to struggle and asked for help.

Authorities say a 50-year-old Oklahoma City man died a day after a near drowning at Lake Thunderbird sent him to a hospital. | ORIGINAL STORY | OHP: Man taken to hospital in critical condition after near drowning at Lake ThunderbirdAn Oklahoma Highway Patrol report states that Curtis Kaanapo was swimming at the Little Axe swim beach around 2:30 p.m. on Monday when he started to struggle and asked for help. A bystander pulled Kaanapo to shore, where CPR was started until park rangers and EMS arrived. Kaanapo was admitted to Norman Regional Hospital in critical condition. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the 50-year-old man died shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Top Headlines Driver arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing through fence, almost hitting Moore home Online sports betting costs Americans twice as much in retirement, study says Rossen Reports: This gadget will pull every drop from squeeze bottles What a catch! Group brings in 14-foot, 800-pound gator during hunting season Oklahoma sees drastic rise in fentanyl-related overdoses, arrests

Authorities say a 50-year-old Oklahoma City man died a day after a near drowning at Lake Thunderbird sent him to a hospital.

| ORIGINAL STORY | OHP: Man taken to hospital in critical condition after near drowning at Lake Thunderbird

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An Oklahoma Highway Patrol report states that Curtis Kaanapo was swimming at the Little Axe swim beach around 2:30 p.m. on Monday when he started to struggle and asked for help. A bystander pulled Kaanapo to shore, where CPR was started until park rangers and EMS arrived.

Kaanapo was admitted to Norman Regional Hospital in critical condition. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the 50-year-old man died shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday.


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