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Man found dead in water near Montlake Cut

Crews with Seattle Fire recovered the man's body, and police are investigating, officials said.

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What happened Crews with Seattle Fire recovered the man's body, and police are investigating, officials said.
The headline split KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) frames it as "Man found dead in water near Montlake Cut". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette frames it as "Man in Little Rock found dead from gunshot wound, police say".
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CenterMan found dead in water near Montlake Cut

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Jul 5, 6:38 AM

Man found dead in water near Montlake Cut

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Crews with Seattle Fire recovered the man's body, and police are investigating, officials said.

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Arkansas Democrat-GazetteNews report · Jul 5, 4:30 AM

Man in Little Rock found dead from gunshot wound, police say

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A man was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound in Little Rock on Saturday evening, police said.

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Jul 5, 4:30 AM: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette joined the source map.

Jul 5, 6:38 AM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

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