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Quinton man drowns in Skiatook Lake after jumping from boat


     SKIATOOK, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a Quinton man has drowned in Skiatook Lake.
    The OHP says 30-year-old Nicolas William Birckel drowned in the lake Friday afternoon. The patrol initially reported that the drowning occurred Saturday.
    An OHP report says Birckel jumped from a boat to swim, then went under water and did not resurface.
    His body was recovered Saturday morning in about 25 feet of water.
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    Eds: This story corrects the day of the drowning from Saturday to Friday.

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