By Associated Press - Wednesday, July 8, 2015

BOULDER JUNCTION, Wis. (AP) - Authorities have recovered the body of a Florida man who fell overboard while fishing in a northern Wisconsin lake.

The Vilas County sheriff’s office says the body of 62-year-old Charles Armitage of Mount Dora, Florida, was recovered about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday.

The sheriff’s office got a 911 call about a drowning on White Sand Lake in Boulder Junction Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say Armitage was fishing with his brother when he fell overboard.



The victim was not wearing a life jacket.

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