CENTER — An 18-year-old Port Hadlock man drowned Sunday evening after experiencing difficulty while swimming, according to witnesses today.
Max Swenson was swimming in Sandy Shore Lake, just south of state Highway 104 at around 5:30 p.m. when witnesses reported him yelling for help before going under water, according to a news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputies swam to Swenson’s last known location but were unable to locate him due to low visibility in the water.
The lake is on lands owned by Pope Resources.
A boat and dive teams were summoned to the lake and began searching for Swenson and recovered the body at 10:30 p.m., according to the release.
He was pronounced dead by medics who were on the scene.
Swenson was a 2014 graduate of Chimacum High School who was attending Washington State University, according to his Facebook page.
