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Canoeing accident leads to drowning

Arkansas City Kansas police patchARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Officials in southern Kansas’ Cowley County say a person has drowned while canoeing in the Arkansas River.

The name of the victim of the accident Saturday near Arkansas City hasn’t been released.

As Arkansas City’s emergency medical services captain, Jeff Sampson says a group of at least 10 people was kayaking and canoeing when one boat overturned.

Sampson says others in the boat managed to climb onto a logjam, but the victim did not survive.

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