VA: Duck hunter who drowned identified

Duck hunter who drowned identified York County man dies after boat capsized

03 Jan 2011

YORK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) - A York County man drowned early Monday morning in northern Poquoson after the boat he was in capsized.

According to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission , the man that drowned, 24-year-old Isaac Bowels, was duck hunting with 28-year-old Lawrence Hansford on the Chesapeake Bay just after 7 a.m.

Virginia Marine Police said the accident happened in frigid water and that Bowls likely suffered hypothermia.

The accident happened only feet away from Brian Lockwood's backyard in Lion's Creek.

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