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Jul 29, 2009 | West Virginia Metro

Drowning At Kanawha Falls

Investigators with the Fayette County Sheriff's Department and the Division of Natural Resources are working to determine what caused a boat to overturn on the Kanawha River near Gauley Bridge early Sunday morning.

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Tue Jul 28, 2009

WTAP-TV Parkersburg

Teen Angler Dies After Boat Flips On Kanawha River

A Braxton County teenager is dead after a boat overturned on the Kanawha River during a fishing outing.

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Mon Jul 27, 2009

WBOY

Braxton County Teen Drowns in Fayette County

After a day long search, rescue crews recovered the body of a 17-year-old Braxton County male near the Kanawha Falls Public Fishing area, Sunday evening.

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Sun Jul 26, 2009

Teen dies after fishing accident

One of four anglers who tumbled into the Kanawha River at Gauley Bridge near the Kanawha Falls Public Fishing area was found dead Sunday, ending a storm-hampered search by police and firefighters.

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Fri Jul 17, 2009

Charleston Gazette

Where rivers meet

As if to belie their nature, the two rivers merge smoothly and calmly. The New River glides up from the southeast, the Gauley down from the northeast.

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