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Name Of Drowning Victim In Vilas County Released

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Vilas county officials have released the name of the man who drowned on Big Sand Lake on August 28.

Officials say 48-year-old Eric Reese of Stoughton died of accidental drowning.

A call came into Vilas county dispatch August 29 of a boat on the shore of the lake with lights on, motor running and no one in the boat. B

ig Sand Lake is a 1400 acre lake located north of Phelps.

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