Strong Wind in Lake, Florida
Strong Wind February 24, 2016 · Lake, Florida
What the National Weather Service wrote
An elderly man left a boat ramp and ventured onto Lake Beauclair, near the Orange/Lake County line, around 0730EST on a day with south winds near 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots. The unoccupied boat was found going in circles nearby, around 1045LST. The body of the boater was discovered under water, three days later, about 30 yards from shore.
The wider storm
A boater on a small inland lake near Mt. Dora likely fell overboard and drowned after southerly winds increased during the morning to around 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots and seas suddenly became choppy.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 614269. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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