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PERRY, Kan. (AP) - Authorities say a Denver, Colorado man has died in Perry Lake in Jefferson County.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says the man was unresponsive Sunday when friends and family pulled him out of the water and onto a boat. They attempted CPR and called 911 while they headed to the nearest boat ramp. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Monday afternoon, Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig identified the man as 48-year-old Jason Michael Southard.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and the sheriff's department are investigating the death as a possible drowning.
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