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Luzerne County drowning under investigation

State police are investigating a suspected drowning at a lake in Luzerne County.

According to a release, two fishermen found the victim, 59-year-old James Mariner of Bear Creek, at Sunrise Lake in Bear Creek Twp. on Wednesday. Life-saving measures were unsuccessful and the coroner pronounced Mariner dead at the scene.

State police do not consider the death suspicious. An autopsy was scheduled for Friday morning.