Updated 9:55-a.m.:

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office report a man from Atlantic has died after drowning while swimming at Lake Anita, Wednesday evening. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office was notified just before 6:30-p.m., of a possible drowning at the lake. Deputies and several area first responders were called to the scene. First responders arriving at the Lake Anita Beach, learned 53-year old Ysota Rekis, of Atlantic, had been under water for a significant amount of time before surfacing, face down.

Family and other bystanders were able to place him on a raft and swim him to the shore.  It was determined that he was not breathing at the time and CPR was initiated.  Anita Rescue transported the patient to Cass Health E.R. where he was pronounced deceased.

There is no foul play suspected and no formal investigation ongoing at this time.

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(Anita, Iowa) – Rescue crews from Anita were called to a reported, possible drowning Wednesday evening, at Lake Anita. According to dispatch reports, persons on the scene pulled an adult male out of the lake and transported him by raft to the beach. CPR was being performed prior to Anita Fire and Rescue’s arrival. The incident was reported to have occurred at around 6:30-p.m.  Additional information is currently not available.

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