MCDONOUGH – A 22-year-old Endicott man told law enforcement that he was forced to swim to shore after the kayak overturned near the Long Pond State Forest in McDonough.

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, at 2:15 p.m. on November 9, Forest Ranger Jeremy Oldroyd and a Chenango County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a report of an overturned kayak near the boat launch at Long Pond State Forest.

DEC officials reported that a passerby noticed the overturned kayak in the water off shore from the boat launch with no one around.