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Boater who drowned in American Lake identified

The body of a 63-year-old Tacoma man has been found at the bottom of American Lake in Lakewood, a day after he tried to swim ashore when the boat he was riding on began to sink.

Published: Oct. 10, 2012 at 1:53 p.m. PDT
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The body of a 63-year-old Tacoma man has been found at the bottom of American Lake in Lakewood, a day after he tried to swim ashore when the boat he was riding on began to sink.

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