A man was found dead in Lake Champlain Wednesday, a day after a canoe carrying him and another boater capsized, leaving the other man stranded on an island overnight, Vermont State Police said.

The body was spotted in the water about two miles from where the canoe capsized off Knight Island State Park in North Hero, police said. It's presumed to be that of the 71-year-old Montpelier man who fell into the water with his companion, a 67-year-old relative from Woodbury, after they set out about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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Both men were wearing flotation devices, but they were separated when they fell into the lake. After about an hour, the 67-year-old was able to swim ashore on Knight Island, police said, and he got into the c

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