Man drowns trying to retrieve boat in Everglades

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EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has recovered the body of man who was last seen diving into the water to retrieve a fishing boat that broke loose from a house boat he had rented.

Officials say the body of 66-year-old William Crick was found Sunday, hours after he went missing in the Shark River on the west end of Everglades National Park.

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