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Autopsy Finds That Man, 47, Drowned in Savannah Pond

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Posted at 3:09 PM, Mar 16, 2015
and last updated 2015-03-16 15:09:00-04

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say autopsy results have confirmed that a man found dead in a pond had drowned.

The Savannah Morning News reports (http://bit.ly/1G9NaCH ) that 47-year-old Jesse Kicklighter's body was found below the water's surface on March 8.

The Savannah-Chatham police department's dive team recovered the body.

Police have said that Kicklighter had been flying a model airplane in the area and had not returned. A friend searching for him found his truck and then found the body.

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Information from: Savannah Morning News, http://www.savannahnow.com