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Teenager who drowned in Colorado mountain lake identified

GEORGETOWN – Authorities have released the name of a teenager who drowned in a mountain lake in Colorado on the Fourth of July.

Clear Creek County sheriff’s officials say 19-year-old Victor Farmer of Centennial died after he jumped into St. Mary’s Lake on Saturday afternoon and didn’t resurface. A dive team recovered his body about two hours after he entered the water.

Farmer was visiting the area with friends.

No other information was released.