A man has died after being pulled from the water at the Breakheart Reservation in Saugus, Massachusetts, officials said.
Massachusetts State Police responded to the recreational area around 5:20 p.m. Sunday for a call of a person in distress in Upper Pond.
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The Saugus police and fire departments, as well as EMS, responded, too.
The man was pulled from the water and CPR was administered before he was taken to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Police said Sunday the man is "still alive but in grave condition."
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But state police said Monday that the man, Maynor Salas Lopez, died early in the morning. The 21-year-old from Lynn began to struggle in the water at Silver Lake about 5 p.m.
Police were still investigating why he was in the water. He was at the reservation with family.
Breakheart Reservation is a public recreation area covering 652 acres in the towns of Saugus and Wakefield. It features a large forest and two lakes.
