CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Rescue crews recovered the body of a 71-year-old man who fell into Lake Erie while fishing off the rocks behind Edgewater Yacht Club.
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The man, identified as Tak Yun Wong, of Independence, fell off the rocks just after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Witnesses saw Wong struggling in the 4-6′ waves.
Cleveland firefighters said Wong was deceased by the time they got to the scene, but they were unable to safely bring him to shore.
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Cleveland Metroparks police went back to Edgewater Park Wednesday morning and recovered the body.
Cleveland firefighters, Cleveland EMS and the U.S. Coast Guard all assisted.
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