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Search Teams Find Body in Lake Yankton

Search Teams Find Body in Lake Yankton

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The body of a teen age male drowning victim was recovered from Lake Yankton, below Gavins Point Dam, about 8:35 Sunday night, following several hours of searching.
The call for help came in about 3:30 Sunday afternoon. Dive teams from Yankton, Mitchell and Sioux Falls were involved in the search. Also assisting in the search was the Nebraska State Patrol; South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks; Nebraska Game & Parks; the Yankton County Sheriff’s Office; Yankton County EMS; Yankton County Emergency Management; Cedar County Emergency Management; and the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office.

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