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Body found of St. Helens city leader who went missing in Columbia River

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The body of the St. Helens city leader who went missing in the Columbia River last weekend has been found, officials said. St. Helens City Administrator John Walsh went missing on June 13 after reportedly falling into the water at the St. Helens City docks. On Saturday, June...

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What happened Body found of St. Helens city leader who went missing in Columbia River.
The headline split KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) frames it as "Body found of St. Helens city leader who went missing in Columbia River". KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) frames it as "Body of St. Helens city administrator recovered from Columbia River".
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KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR)News report · Jun 21, 4:25 AM

Body found of St. Helens city leader who went missing in Columbia River

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The body of the St. Helens city leader who went missing in the Columbia River last weekend has been found, officials said. St. Helens City Administrator John Walsh w...

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WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Jun 21, 3:49 AM

Body found during search confirmed to be missing South Carolina woman, coroner says

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Authorities say that the body during the search has been confirmed to be a missing Lexington, SC, personal trainer, and investigators have not yet confirmed the identity.

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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Jun 21, 3:33 AM

Body of St. Helens city administrator recovered from Columbia River

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St. Helens City Administrator John Walsh's body has been recovered after he fell into the Columbia River and did not resurface.

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Jun 21, 3:33 AM: KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) joined the source map.

Jun 21, 3:49 AM: WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) joined the source map.

Jun 21, 4:25 AM: KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.