MESA, Ariz. — Mesa police have identified the man who drowned in a Mesa lake on Saturday.
54-year-old Bradley Perry was seen going into the lake to get a basketball that a nearby group lost. As Perry was trying to get back to the water's edge, he was reportedly seen struggling and went under the water where he never resurfaced.
Dive crews found Perry "in water 8 feet deep and over 80 feet from the location he entered the water" at 5:45 p.m., according to Mesa Police.
Perry was "unsheltered and known to frequent this area daily," the Mesa Police Department said. Perry's family has been notified of his passing.
This is a developing story; additional details will be added as it become available.
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