Police are calling for witnesses after a 22-year-old man drowned in Lake Geneva on Sunday afternoon. The man was swimming in the lake in Rolle.
Fellow bathers called rescue services who pulled the man out of the water and attempted to resuscitate him.
The man has been identified as a Valais resident.
Police are especially interested to see any pictures that may have been taken around 4pm on Sunday.
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