Search called off in Kanawha River after possible drowning

DUNBAR, W.Va. — A man is feared drowned in the Kanawha River.

Emergency crews began their search at shortly before noon Tuesday near the Dunbar Toll Bridge after reports of a man apparently going under the water after trying to swim across the river between Dunbar and South Charleston.

The search was halted at just before 4:30 Tuesday afternoon.

 





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