Saturday, July 17th 2010, 9:18 am
News9.com
BLACKWELL, Oklahoma -- On Sunday, crews recovered the body of a 48-year-old Blackwell man who drowned in the Chikaskia River Friday evening, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Lindy Eugene Jefferson was last seen diving off a pipe below the State Highway 11 bridge just north of Blackwell at about 9:30 p.m.
Jefferson was swimming with friends when he dove off the pipe and never resurfaced, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers.
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