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Investigation underway following drowning in Ottawa County.

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Posted at 6:44 AM, Apr 01, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-01 07:44:19-04

OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. — An investigation is underway following a drowning in Ottawa County.

Officers began searching the Neosho River Sunday morning following reports of car landing in the water.

A woman inside the vehicle was rescued from the water before officers arrived and rushed to a hospital in Miami.

Hours later police recovered the body of a man they think may have gone into the water to save the woman.

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