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Man Using Wheelchair Dies After Rolling Off A Dock

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - Authorities say a man who uses a wheelchair drowned after he rolled off a dock at a Pennsylvania state park.

First responders were called to the scene at Codorus State Park near Lancaster just before 5 p.m. Sunday. Officials say the man was at the park's marina when he rolled of the dock and into Lake Marburg.

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Divers located the man about an hour later, and he was pronounced dead at 6 p.m.

Park rangers say the man was around 60 years old. His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

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An investigation is ongoing.

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