June 12, 2009
River searched in Putnam for body of teen swimmer
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ELEANOR, W.Va. -- The Eleanor Fire Department worked to recover the body of a 14-year-old boy who disappeared in the Kanawha River shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday.

The boy had apparently been swimming in the river behind Rumor Subdivision between Buffalo and Eleanor. Bystanders on the riverbank saw the boy go under water but did not see him come up, said a Putnam County 911 dispatcher.

Rescue crews were called to the riverbank at about 5:30 p.m. to search for the boy. By 7:30 p.m., a call went out for hooks to be brought so emergency workers could drag the river to recover the body.

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Posted By: Dawg (1:01am 06-13-2009)
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I hope the bystanders were not adults. How could anybody let somebody swim in the river the way it looks right now?

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