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Posted: Aug 21, 2016 4:01 PMUpdated: Aug 21, 2016 4:01 PM
Quinton Man Drowns at Skiatook Lake
Charlie Taraboletti
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a Quinton man has drowned in Skiatook Lake.
The OHP report indicates 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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