Springfield Boy Drowns In Buck Creek

Springfield police say a 9-year-old boy apparently drowned in Buck Creek on Monday.The boy has been identified as Collin Jenkins. An autopsy will be performed today. Witnesses say Jenkins drowned after sliding down a dam with some friends.  Grief counselors will be at Snyder Park Elementary School today, where Jenkins was a student.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.