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Body of Beaverton Man Recovered from Lava Canyon
Had been swept over the falls and into the canyon.
The body of a Beaverton man who was swept over the falls at Lava Canyon in Washington was recovered Monday afternoon.
Twenty-six-year-old James Fowler had been trying to cross the Muddy River on Sunday when he slipped on a rock and got swept by the current over the falls and into the canyon.
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Searchers from the Volcano Rescue Team and the Skamania County Sheriff's Office found Fowler's body around 12:30 Monday afternoon.
Fowler's body was turned over the to office of the Clark County Medical Examiner.
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