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Swimmer who drowned below Cherokee Dam identified

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Updated: Mon 10:14 AM, May 21, 2012

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - Divers have recovered the body of 21 year-old David Cauizalez, who was reported missing at the Cherokee Dam Sunday evening.

An official with the Jefferson Co. Rescue squad, said his body was found around 8:20 p.m., just over an hour after rescuers were called to a designated swimming area. The body was in about 10 feet of water.

His body was taken to Jefferson County Memorial Hospital for an autopsy. Police are investigating what happened.


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