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Guyton man drowns at Steel Bridge
Teen was swimming with friends Saturday
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A Guyton man drowned Saturday while swimming with others in the Ogeechee River at the Steel Bridge Landing. Austin James King, 19, was swinging from a rope and jumped into the river, but never surfaced, Effingham County Coroner David Exley said. Both Bulloch County and Effingham County sheriff's deputies, first-responders and EMS responded to the 911 call just before noon.
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