Jesus Antonio Castro, 37, died after he was pulled from the water Saturday afternoon on Parksville Lake, according to Chattanooga ABC affiliate WTVC.

Douglasville man pulled from Tenn. lake dies 

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A Douglasville man with a church group died after being pulled from a Tennessee lake, authorities said. 

Jesus Antonio Castro, 37, appeared to have trouble swimming at Parksville Lake and disappeared under the surface Saturday afternoon, witnesses told Chattanooga ABC affiliate WTVC. Parksville Lake is east of Chattanooga and about 114 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta.

People looked for Castro for about 25 minutes with no success, the news station reported. Sheriff’s deputies arrived about 3:45 p.m. and his body was recovered near Mac Point Beach.

Castro later died at a hospital in Cleveland, Tenn. 

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Police are searching for the driver.

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