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LEESBURG -ÊA Chesterfield man is dead after an accident in the waters of Tippecanoe Lake Thursday evening.
According to a report from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, at approximately 6:50 p.m., Larry E. Blade, 59, of 612 W. Main St., Chesterfield, was riding a personal watercraft with his 10-year old grandson when a wave caused Blade to fall off the vehicle.
After swimming back to the watercraft, the DNR said, Blade reportedly started to have trouble breathing. CPR was performed after he got to shore, but Blade was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of death will be determined after an autopsy at St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne. The Kosciusko County Coroner's Office is continuing to investigate the incident.
