Police identified the individual who drowned Monday at Oakledge Park on Tuesday morning as Christian Kibabu, a 17-year-old from Burlington who would have been a senior this fall.

Kibabu was a Burlington High School student from the Democratic Republic of Congo who played for the school's varsity soccer team.

Fran Demasi, Burlington High School's soccer coach, said the whole community is heartbroken.

"He was always the first person at practice and usually the last to leave," he said. "He was very well liked by everyone who knew him."

Burlington High School released a statement Tuesday on Kibabu's death.

"Christian was the type of student that you wish you had more of,” Mario Macias, BHS guidance director and Kibabu's adviser, said in the school's statement.

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Demasi said the team plans to dedicate this season to Kibabu. They also plan to retire his jersey number, No. 6.

According to police, Kibabu was swimming with friends to the tower structure in Lake Champlain near Oakledge Park when he became tired and went underwater.

Despite attempts from friends to assist him and rescuers to revive him, Kibabu was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Burlington police and fire, Colchester police, Colchester Technical Rescue and Dive Team, Shelburne fire, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Coast Guard all assisted with rescue efforts.

Kibabu's identity was released Tuesday after family members and friends were notified. The authorities said no foul play was involved, and an autopsy was ordered.

Burlington High School is offering counseling from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day this week for students and community members affected by Kibabu's death. School officials also are planning a memorial service for the near future.

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger on Tuesday praised the rescue attempt and promised that a review would be conducted to see if rescue procedures can be improved.

"During the rescue attempt we witnessed our community bring all of its considerable resources to bear in an attempt to save Christian: divers, boats, a helicopter, fire and police personnel, even volunteers on paddleboards," he said in an emailed statement. "So many times in the past, our efforts have averted tragedy. But, sadly not yesterday."

Burlington Fire and Police, along with counterparts from outside the city, will be conducting the review in coming weeks, Weinberger said.

He urged swimmers to be cautious while enjoying Lake Champlain, saying the lake is "not without its inherent hazards."

"The ever-changing conditions of our lake mean that no two swims will be the same," he said.

Reviewing what happened is common after a tragedy, Fire Chief Steven Locke said. He said there was nothing specific about Monday's incident that prompted the need for an evaluation, other than the fact that a young man lost his life.

The mayor's office said the last drowning death in Burlington was in 2008.