JEFFERSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities including officials from the Kansas Wildlife and Parks are investigating a weekend drowning at Perry Lake, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s department.

After calling for help, friends and family pulled the body of a man from the water at the Party Cove area of Lake Perry. They pulled him on to their boat and the he was unresponsive at that point, according to the sheriff’s department.

CPR was started while they called 911 and headed to the nearest boat ramp. CPR continued until first responders and an ambulance arrived. The victim, identified as a resident of Denver, Colorado, never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at the south Slough Creek boat ramp.

Cause of death at this time is undetermined. The victims name is being withheld pending other family notification.