Sad lesson learned again in the US.

Let's hope it doesn't happen here.

DJ

An Orlando man died after falling into Lake Minnehaha while paddle boarding.

Joy Hill of the Florida Wildlife Commission said Ronald Sikorski, 29, of Orlando was pronounced dead at South Lake Hospital.

Lake County Sheriff's deputies found the man around 8:40 p.m. Saturday after he had gone missing while paddle boarding on Lake Minnehaha.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office responded to the area at approximately 6:15 p.m. in response to the report of an adult male who fell off a paddle board and had not resurfaced.

One witness said the man had been out on the water with friends when he suddenly fell off the paddle board, yelled for helped, but then slipped under the water.

Search efforts immediately began with a helicopter, a dive team, Marine Patrol and fire and EMS units.

The man was not wearing a life jacket.