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Man drowns while swimming at northeastern Indiana campground

GARRETT, Ind. (WISH) — A 30-year-old man drowned Sunday in a private lake at a northeastern Indiana campground, Indiana Department of Natural Resources said.

Ahmad Sediq Safi, of Fort Wayne, drowned at Indian Springs Campground, according to a news release from Natural Resources conservation officers. The facility is about 6 miles north of Fort Wayne.

Shortly before 1:25 p.m. Sunday, emergency crews were called to the DeKalb County campground for a man who went under the water after struggling while swimming.

A scuba team from Stueben County found the man shortly after 3:05 p.m. Sunday, according to a news release from Natural Resources conservation officers.