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Body of apparent drowning victim recovered from Tempe lake

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Posted at 12:51 PM, Sep 21, 2021
and last updated 2021-09-21 15:51:34-04

Phoenix (AP) — Firefighters have recovered the dead body of an 18-year-old man who apparently drowned after jumping into Tempe Town Lake early Tuesday morning.

A Police Department spokeswoman said police and fire personnel responded after the man jumped into the lake and did not resurface at about 12:30 a.m.

The man's body was recovered at about 2 a.m. His identity wasn’t released and additional circumstances of the incident weren’t immediately available.

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