▁up ▁again . ▁My ▁feet ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁mud ▁then . ▁Miss ▁Em ery ▁called ▁for ▁help ▁and ▁the ▁garden ers ▁came ▁with ▁the ▁boat ." ▁ ▁Gilbert ▁had ▁" d ied ▁instantly ▁of ▁the ▁heart ▁attack ". ▁ ▁Once ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁recovered , ▁it ▁was ▁laid ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁bill i ard ▁room ▁( now ▁the ▁hotel ' s ▁restaurant ) ▁at ▁Gr im ' s ▁Dy ke . ▁The ▁family ▁doctor , ▁W . W . ▁Sh ack leton , ▁and ▁Daniel ▁Wilson ▁of ▁Bus he y ▁He ath ▁C ott age ▁Hospital , ▁later ▁cert ified ▁that ▁Gilbert ▁had ▁died ▁at ▁about ▁ 4 . 2 0 ▁pm ▁that ▁afternoon ▁of ▁syn cope ▁( heart ▁failure ) ▁brought ▁on ▁by ▁excess ive ▁ex ert ion . ▁The ▁coron er ' s ▁j ury , ▁also ▁meeting ▁in ▁the ▁bill i ard ▁room ▁at ▁Gr im ' s ▁Dy ke ▁two ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁recorded ▁a ▁ver dict ▁of ▁accident al ▁death . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁Lady ▁Gilbert ▁had ▁the ▁lake ▁closed ▁off ▁and ▁largely ▁dra ined . ▁▁ ▁The ▁incident ▁is ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁document ary ▁Metro - Land . ▁Over ▁the ▁century ▁since ▁then , ▁s ilt ▁has ▁built ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁mostly ▁dra ined ▁lake ▁and ▁trees ▁and ▁other ▁veget ation ▁have ▁grown , ▁div iding ▁the ▁lake ▁into ▁smaller ▁p onds . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁rare