Sheriff's office issues report on drowning

Patrick Winderl

Havre Daily News

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A Havre man who died at Bear Paw Lake last week drowned after asking a companion to swim to the middle of the lake with him, a Hill County sheriff's report said.

John C. Haldemann III, 21, drowned Aug. 16 during a fishing trip with four other people in Beaver Creek Park. His death has been ruled an accident.

Sheriff Greg Szudera said today that three of the four people with Haldemann were "extremely intoxicated," but that toxicology tests on Haldemann's blood and urine were not yet available.

According to a...