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Authorities Recover Body Of Benton County Drowning Victim

SILOAM SPRINGS (KFSM) – Authorities have recovered the body of the man who drowned in the Illinois River on Tuesday (June 30), officials say. Randy Barton...
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SILOAM SPRINGS (KFSM) – Authorities have recovered the body of the man who drowned in the Illinois River on Tuesday (June 30), officials say.

Randy Barton, 55, of Siloam Springs was last seen swimming in the Illinois River under the Arkansas 59 bridge.

According to the Benton County Department of Emergency Management, the group Barton was with called 911 just before 2 p.m. and said the last time they saw him he was going downstream.

The Tri-County Dive team and the Mennonite Disaster Service Search and Rescue joined the search on Wednesday morning (July 1).

The body was recovered before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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