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Police ID Man Who Drowned In Scioto River

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published August 3, 2016 at 6:35 AM EDT
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Columbus police have identified the man who drowned while attempting to swim in the Scioto River on Monday. 23-year old Jose de Jesus Clemente Cruz went under near Griggs Reservoir  after going from shallow to deeper water. The official cause of death has yet to be determined.

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Jim Letizia
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.
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