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Authorities ID Kayaker Missing On Hocking River

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published July 10, 2017 at 5:28 AM EDT
oldmills.scificincinnati.com

State and Athens County authorities have identified the kayaker who went missing Saturday on the Hocking River near White's Mill waterfall. 40-year-old Steve Lippson and five other kayakers were swept over the waterfall. The other five were rescued. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is conducting the search.
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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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