The ongoing search on Tuesday, June 24, for a missing man at the beach of Portage Lakes State Park in New Franklin ended after state natural resources officers recovered his body around 6:45 p.m.

The 49-year-old Akron man who drowned June 24 at Portage Lakes State Park Beach in New Franklin has been identified as Walter O'Neil Cox, Gary Guenther, chief investigator for the Summit County ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A man is pushing to make a local lake safer after two people drowned in Portage Lakes in just six days. As we approach the July 4th holiday, when Portages Lakes will be busier ...

PORTAGE LAKES, Ohio (WOIO) - A 49-year-old Akron man drowned at Portage Lakes State Park Tuesday afternoon. The Summit County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Walter O’Neil Cox. According to ...

NEW FRANKLIN, Ohio — One person is dead after a vehicle was discovered submerged in the water early Thursday morning at Portage Lakes State Park. According to a press release from the New Franklin ...