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Man drowns in Beech Fork Lake

By MetroNews Staff

October 1, 2018 - 9:39 am

LAVALETTE, W.Va. — The body of a Huntington man was recovered from Beech Fork Lake Sunday, state police said.

William Taylor, 67, fell out of his boat at about 5 p.m. Saturday and drowned.

The body was recovered at around 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

State police said it was an accidental drowning.

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