NEWPORT, N.H. (AP) – A man died in the fast-moving Sugar River during an outing with his wife.

Ed Baker, 51, went underwater Monday after swimming for about 45 minutes.

When rescuers arrived, Baker was submerged in fast-moving water and clinging to a large branch, police said.

Rescuers brought him to shore and took him to Newport Airport to be flown to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Baker was pronounced dead after the helicopter arrived.