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Man died after being struck by boat in Lake Butler, firefighters say

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — One man is dead after officials with Orange County Fire Rescue said a boat struck him as he attempted to get out of the water and away from the rain.

It happened around 5 p.m. where officials said the man, indentified as Nickaloy Thomas, 25, was trying to remove himself from the Windermere lake when he was struck by the propeller of a boat.

Mike Jachles, of OCFR, said their were five people on the boat.

"They remained on scene (and) they attempted to render aid," Jachles said.

Some nearby said that the rain was coming down so hard that it may have impacted the visibility of the boats.

His death is being investigated as a homicide, but it isn't clear if anyone will face charges in his death.

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