Man dies after getting into difficulty at Craigavon Lake

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The PSNI said the man got into "difficulties in the water near Lake Road

A man in his 20s has died after getting into difficulty at Craigavon Lake in County Armagh.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the man entered the water near Lake Road shortly after 18:00 BST on Saturday and "encountered difficulties".

A multi-agency search operation was immediately launched involving police, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, and Community Search and Rescue volunteers.

A PSNI statement said: "Enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the man's death are ongoing, and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course, however at present the death is not believed to be suspicious.

"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the deceased."

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