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Electric current in water kills Green Bay boy
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A Green Bay boy who traveled with his family to Roanoke to see his
brother slipped into a pool of water along the James River and was
shocked to death by an electric current.
Eric Bowden, 15, was visiting his brother, Ed, who had recently
been released from duty in the Marines.
The brothers and a few friends had headed out to Botetourt County
on Sunday morning for a leisurely fishing trip. Eric was making his
way across some rocks...
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