Staff report
BARNARD — A 45-year-old Woodstock man drowned in Silver Lake just before midnight on Saturday after his kayak overturned, according to Vermont State Police.
Ernest Wardwell was kayaking with two other people. A family member tried to save Wardwell, according to police. His body was found by a rescue team about 1.5 hours later, police said.
Police are calling the drowning accidental.