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Second man dies in Lake Monroe within 2 days

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Posted at 9:20 AM, Aug 14, 2023
and last updated 2023-08-14 09:20:45-04

BLOOMINGTON — For the second time in as many days, a person has died at Monroe Lake in Bloomington.

On Sunday, Indiana DNR officers and the Monroe County Dive Team pulled Paul Bosler, 66, of Bloomington from the lake.

According to Indiana DNR, Bossler died after being transported to IU Health Bloomington Hospital.

Witnesses told investigators that Bossler jumped off a boat to swim but never resurfaced after going under the water. He was not using a life jacket.

Bossler's death comes one day after the death of Rajesh Kumar, 40, of Ozone Park, New York.