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Tooth, DNA ID Body Found In Susquehanna River As Man Missing 26 Years Tooth, DNA ID Body Found In Susquehanna River As Man Missing 26 Years
Missing James Floyd Gibson's Body Found A body found in the Susquehanna River has been identified as that of a missing Susquehanna Township man — 26 years later all thanks to one tooth, the Lancaster County Coroner's Office announced on Tuesday, July 2.  James Floyd Gibson, 39 of Susquehanna Township, Harrisburg, had been missing since Feb. 4, 1998. Around 12:16 p.m. on April 18, 1998, a fisherman unknowingly found his body in the Turkey Point area of the Susquehanna River, located in Manor Township, Lancaster County, the coroner's office detailed in the release.  His clothing was gone and "significant postmortem …

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Boy, 5, Drowns In Susquehanna River In Lancaster County Boy, 5, Drowns In Susquehanna River In Lancaster County
Boy, 5, Drowns In Susquehanna River In Lancaster County A 5-year-old boy has been pronounced dead by the Lancaster County Coroner four hours after he went missing along the Susquehanna River on Sunday. A search for the boy was launched in the area of the Falmouth boat access in Bainbridge on Sunday afternoon after the boy’s mother contacted local police. The boy fell into the river prior to the mother’s call, as she told police. After a search by boat, helicopter and along the shore, the boy was found in the area he was last seen playing. The cause of death was fresh water drowning and the manner was ruled accidental on Monday, by the Lanc…

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