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Hunter drowns after falling out of kayak in Sandy Bay
Posted: 11.22.2011 at 9:36 AM
Updated: 11.22.2011 at 11:45 AM
Megan Coleman

Megan Coleman anchors the 5:00p, 5:30p, and 6:00p newcasts on WSTM/NBC and serves as News Content Manager for the CNY Central media group.

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Kayaker drowns, Sandy Bay   / Courtesy: Brandon Roth
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SANDY CREEK, OSWEGO CO. -- A local man drowned in Sandy Bay in the Town of Sandy Creek Tuesday morning.

It happened around 7:30 a.m. in Blind Creek Cove, which is part of North Pond off of Lake Ontario.

43 year-old Tracey Bango, of 31714 County Route 20 in Philadelphia, was duck hunting from the shore near Blind Creek Cove in Oswego County.

Police say Bango took a kayak out to retrieve a duck he just shot, approximately 140 yards off shore when he fell out of the kayak and drowned. His body was recovered around 10:30 a.m. by the Oswego County Dive Team.

The other kayaker was not hurt.

Stay with CNYCentral.com for updates on this developing story.

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