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Coroner identifies 49-year-old man who drowned at East Fork State Park lake

Ohio officials investigating drowning at East Fork State Park
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BETHEL, Ohio — The Hamilton County Coroner's Office has identified a man who drowned at East Fork State Park on Saturday.

The coroner's office reported 49-year-old Michael McCaffrey drowned in Harsha Lake at East Fork State Park July 5.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said its officers responded to an emergency call for a possible drowning at the main beach around 4 p.m., ODNR spokesperson Andy Chow said.

When officers arrived on scene, they discovered a person had been pulled from the lake.

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McCaffrey was transported to the UC Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.

The next day, on Sunday, a 14-year-old went missing in Harsha Lake after he was seen swimming outside of the park's designated swim zone, Chow said. A second body was recovered from the park at 12:47 a.m. Monday morning, though officials have not confirmed that body belongs to the teen.

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