WAUBAY, S.D. (AP) - Officials have identified a 26-year-old
Colorado man who drowned in Enemy Swim Lake in northeast South
Dakota's Day County over the weekend.
Lathan D. Sylvester was wading in the water when he went under.
Friends told officials the man couldn't swim.
Authorities say Sylvester was a Colorado native and a member of
the Navajo Nation. He had been living with friends in Old Agency
for about six months.
His body was recovered about 8 a.m. Sunday from Enemy Swim Lake
near Waubay.
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AP-NY-08-29-11 1528EDT

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