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Man Pulled From NW Miami-Dade Lake

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A man possibly drowned in a NW Miami-Dade lake Sunday afternoon according to authorities.

It happened at 1420 NW 143rd Street.

According to the family members, the man is 24-year-old Jeremy Sawyer.

He was reportedly underwater for about 10 minutes before being pulled from the lake.

Family members and a neighbor told CBS4's Maggie Newland they tried to save Sawyer.

According to family members Sawyer has sickle cell anemia and had a stroke and brain surgery recently.

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