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Body recovered from Ocmulgee River in Macon

A body was recovered Friday from the Ocmulgee River in Macon.

Credit: Ben Gray / AJC

Credit: Ben Gray / AJC

A body was recovered Friday from the Ocmulgee River in Macon.

By Tim darnell

July 31, 2020

A body was recovered Friday afternoon from the Ocmulgee River in Macon.

The body was recovered at Amerson River Park after a person reportedly went underwater and never resurfaced. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones told WMAZ the body was recovered after 12:30 p.m.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said the drowning victim was a 26-year-old man.

No other details have been released.

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