Lakeville, MN (KROC-AM News)- Authorities have released more information about an apparent drowning that occurred on a southern Minnesota lake on Sunday. 

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First responders were dispatched to Lake Marion in Antlers Park in Lakeville and reported recovering the body of a male drowning victim. 

The man was one of three people who lost their lives in apparent drownings between Friday and Sunday across Minnesota. 

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A news release issued by the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday morning details the events that led up to the drowning and identifies the victim. 

Northfield Man Identified as Drowning Victim at Lakeville, MN Park

Authorities have identified the drowning victim as 26-year-old Reynaldo Antonio Patishan Hernandez of Northfield. 

Witnesses told deputies he and a 19-year-old man were on an inflatable device outside of the swimming area when a wave from a passing boat caused the men to fall into the water. 

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Both men could not swim, the news release says. A bystander then entered the water and rescued the 19-year-old man. 

Patishan Hernandez was submerged before he could be rescued, authorities say. 

Emergency personnel responded to the lake around 5:30 Sunday evening and recovered Patishan Hernandez’s body around 8 p.m. 

Officials say the dive team found him in about eight feet of water roughly 40 yards offshore.

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