Body of drowning victim recovered near Ponca City
Body of drowning victim recovered near Ponca City
By Brian Sargent
Published: July 5, 2008
PONCA CITY — The body of a Ponca City man who drowned in the Arkansas River was found Saturday morning, authorities said.
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Harry Walter Blueback, 22, went under shortly before 6:45 p.m. Friday, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Family members found Blueback's body on a sandbar about 7:15 a.m.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stopped the release of water from the dam to lower the level of the river after Blueback was reported missing.
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