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Two unrelated incidents at Smith Mountain Lake resulted in one drowning and what is currently being called a near drowning on Tuesday afternoon.

State authorities have identified the man who drowned in Smith Mountain Lake near Penhook on Tuesday as James Lavender, 54, of Roanoke.