Deputies: Man drowns on Lake Norman after jumping off pontoon boat

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LAKE NORMAN, N.C. — A man drowned on Lake Norman Saturday afternoon after jumping off a pontoon boat and swimming with friends, according to Iredell County Sheriff's deputies.

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Iredell County officials responded to an area near the Lake Norman picnic grounds after someone called around 2:30 p.m. to report a drowning.

According to officials, the man's body was recovered just before 6 p.m.

Deputies said the man was with a group of about 12 boaters when he jumped off the boat to go swimming but never resurfaced.

The victim has not yet been identified.

Authorities added the water was almost 60-feet deep where they found the man's body hours later.

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