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A body recovered from
the upper Hudson River has been tentatively identified as the
remains of a U.S. Navy sailor who disappeared swimming in the
treacherous, rain-swollen waters.
Warren County Sheriff
Bud York says the body found Thursday morning is believed to be that
of 20-year-old Jesse Lyon of Soda Springs, Idaho. He says an autopsy
will officially determine the identity and cause of death.
The body was found
under a bridge about 2 miles south of where Lyons disappeared Sunday
afternoon while swimming across the river with a group of other
sailors assigned to the Navy's nuclear power training site near
Saratoga Springs.
Officials say the
currents along that stretch of river 45 miles north of Albany have
gotten stronger because of persistent rain in recent weeks.
-AP wire reports, 7-3-09 |