Fisherman drowns after boat capsizes in northeast Oklahoma

Ponca City Now - March 26, 2020 10:52 am

COLLINSVILLE, Okla (AP) — Authorities say a Collinsville man drowned when the boat he was fishing from capsized on a private pond in northeastern Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the body of 42-year-old Robert O’Donnell was recovered from the pond near Collinsville at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.

An OHP report says O’Donnell and another person were fishing from the boat on the pond when the boat capsized and the other person was able to swim to shore.

 

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