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Portage Water Rescue Busy, Fundraising
The Portage County Water Rescue Team has been busy over the past month rescuing kayakers and others from the Cuyahoga River in Kent, and their worn down equipment shows.
More than 22 people have needed helping getting out of the unusually high and fast river over that time. The water level has risen dramatically and the current is higher than normal due to the heavy rain that's come down, specifically over the month of June.
The video below is from a rescue on June 22nd, courtesy of YouTube user Scott Budzar:
To help raise money for replacement gear, the Portage County Water Rescue Team is selling T-shirts with their logo on them.
Click here to find the T-shirt on their Facebook page.
Body Found Along Cuyahoga River In Kent ID'd
Kent police have released the identity of the 23-year old man found along the Cuyahoga River along Haymaker Parkway early Sunday.
Officials have identified him as former Kent State University student Daniel J. Harwood.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was in the area on an unrelated incident when a trooper found the man's body shortly before 7:30 Sunday morning.
The death is still under investigation. Further details related to what may have happened have not been released.