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Report ID# 814

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Accident Description

Scott A. Sapp, 28, drowned on the Little Miami River near Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 22, 2003 when he fell out of a canoe. He was paddling with two friends on the river which was swollen from recent rains. His body was recovered a mile downstream. It is not known whether he was wearing a PFD.

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2003/local/06/22/drowning.html

http://www.cincypost.com/2003/06/23/boat062303.htm

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