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3 Chandler residents die after falling into icy northern Arizona lake

FOREST LAKES  - Three Chandler residents have died after falling through the ice at Woods Canyon Lake, east of Payson, authorities said Tuesday.

The bodies of two men, 49-year-old Narayana Muddana and 47-year-old Gokul Mediseti, were found in the frigid water Tuesday.

Searchers found their female companion, Haritha Muddana, on Monday, Dec. 26, the day the three fell into the lake while walking on the ice. Her age was not immediately known.

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WOODS CANYON LAKE

3 Chandler residents die after falling into icy northern Arizona lake

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FOREST LAKES  - Three Chandler residents have died after falling through the ice at Woods Canyon Lake, east of Payson, authorities said Tuesday.

The bodies of two men, 49-year-old Narayana Muddana and 47-year-old Gokul Mediseti, were found in the frigid water Tuesday.

Searchers found their female companion, Haritha Muddana, on Monday, Dec. 26, the day the three fell into the lake while walking on the ice. Her age was not immediately known.

All three lived in Chandler but are originally from India, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said.

Authorities say deputies at the Forest Lakes Substation responded Monday afternoon to reports that a woman and two men fell through ice while walking on Woods Canyon Lake.

Deputies and firefighters were able to find Haritha Muddana and pull her from the water. Despite administering life-saving measures, she was pronounced dead.

Authorities then used a boat from a boat rental to do a more expansive search of the lake. Diving and water rescue teams from multiple agencies joined the search.

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