25-year-old man recovering after rescuers pull him from Lake Washington

SEATTLE — A 25-year-old man is fighting for his life after rescuers pulled him from Lake Washington in Seattle on Wednesday.

First responders were called after 4 p.m. to the 500 block of Lakeside Avenue South for reports of a person in the water and in distress. This was in the Leschi neighborhood.

Crews found the victim and pulled him out of the water.

He was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.

It is not known what caused the man to struggle in the water.

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