Crime & Safety
Swimmer Who Drowned In Lake Maspenock Identified
The 21-year-old went missing while swimming Friday night with a friend near Sandy Beach in Hopkinton.
HOPKINTON, MA — Local officials have identified the man who drowned Friday night in Lake Maspenock in Hopkinton.
Wilinson Orbequito, 21, a Hopkinton resident, was swimming with a friend near 8 p.m. Friday at Sandy Beach and never returned to the shore. Fire officials said Orbequito and his friend were swimming outside a designated area.
Orbequito's disappearance sparked a search with help from Westborough and Natick dive and boat teams. The search was suspended near midnight Friday amid tumultuous thunderstorms.
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Orbequito was found about 90 feet from the shore in 12 feet of water Saturday morning after fire officials resumed the search.
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