A man drowned Saturday on the Madera side at Millerton Lake.

Deputies responded around 4 p.m. The victim had already been pulled from the water when they arrived.

He was taken to Valley Children’s Hospital, where he died.

The coroner identified the man as 25-year-old Everardo Apantipan.

Authorities are investigating how Apantipan ended up in the water.

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