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Police release name of fisherman who died in Pendleton County

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Posted at 11:22 PM, May 12, 2022
and last updated 2022-05-13 08:30:22-04

FALMOUTH, Ky. — David Roller, 68, of Melbourne, drowned in Licking River Thursday in Pendleton County, the Falmouth Police Department said.

Officials said the police department received a call shortly after 4:30 p.m. noting a man who was seen fishing earlier in the day was no longer there. Two teenage boys found the man at a dam and attempted to perform CPR but their efforts were unsuccessful.

Foul play is not suspected.

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