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Coast Guard Pulls Body From Lake Erie In Cleveland Area

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CLEVELAND (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard says it has pulled a body from Lake Erie near a fishing area on Cleveland's east side.

The Coast Guard says the body was spotted Saturday afternoon at the Intercity Yacht Club and apparently had been in the water for quite a while.

A Coast Guard spokesman said Cleveland police received a 911 call around 3 p.m. Saturday and asked Cleveland firefighters and the Coast Guard for assistance in recovering the body.

The body was transferred to the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County Medical Examiner's Office for further investigation.

Authorities say the body did not appear to match any previous search reports.

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