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Body found in L.A. County flood control channel identified as young girl

KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles and KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Body found in L.A. County flood control channel identified as young girl.
The headline split KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "Body found in L.A. County flood control channel identified as young girl". KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles frames it as "Two bodies, including young girl, found along Dominguez Channel in Carson".
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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Sep 3, 3:29 AM

Body found in L.A. County flood control channel identified as young girl

A report released by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the body recovered from the Dominguez Channel in Carson earlier this week as that of a girl believed to be b...

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Sep 3, 5:54 AM

Two bodies, including young girl, found along Dominguez Channel in Carson

Authorities have identified one of two bodies found in Carson over a two-day period as the remains of a young girl.

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Sep 3, 3:29 AM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.

Sep 3, 5:54 AM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.