Man pulled from Lake Washington in critical condition

The Seattle Times and KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedSeattle Fire responded to Lake Washington on Thursday for reports of a person struggling in the water.

What changedThe left frames it as "Paddle boarder pulled from Lake Washington in critical condition". The center frames it as "Man pulled from Lake Washington in critical condition".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Paddle boarder pulled from Lake Washington in critical condition". The center frames it as "Man pulled from Lake Washington in critical condition".

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Aug 27, 11:00 PM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Aug 28, 12:06 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 34/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Center-left ·News report

The Seattle Times29m ago

Paddle boarder pulled from Lake Washington in critical condition

The man, believed to be in his 60s, was in critical condition at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center.

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Center ·News report

KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)1h ago

Man pulled from Lake Washington in critical condition

Seattle Fire responded to Lake Washington on Thursday for reports of a person struggling in the water.

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