PERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Emergency officials rushed to the banks of the Youghiogheny River after a man failed to come back above water while swimming.
Officials told Channel 11 the coroner was called to the scene near Wilson Road in Perry Township in Fayette County.
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Emergency crews said they were called about 5 p.m. They said the drowning appeared to be accidental.
The Fayette County Coroner's Office and state police are still investigating.
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