an drowns pulling his boat
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onticello man drowns in Buffalo Lake
Wednesday September 04, 2002
BUFFALO LAKE, Minn. (AP) A Monticello man drowned in Buffalo Lake while apparently trying to pull his boat back to shore, Wright County authorities said.
Sheriff Gary Miller said it appears that Laverne Norton, 56, was overcome by exhaustion after tying a rope around his waist and trying to pull his boat after its motor broke.
Norton's body was recovered in water near the boat after the sheriff's office received a report of an unoccupied boat floating in Buffalo Lake just after 8 p.m. Sunday.
Personal floatation devices were found in the boat, but the victim was not wearing one. According to family members, Norton was fishing alone and had problems with the boat earlier.
(Copyright 2002 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Submitted on 09/04/2002
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AP Sept. 4, 2002; wcco.com
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