Missing boater's body found

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State Department of Natural Resources Capt. Robert McCullough said that the body of a drowning victim was recovered about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday. The man went missing about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. A search was initiated by the DNR and Sumter Sheriff's Office dive teams, but was called off after midnight. McCullough said that little information is available, but that it appears the boat was in a canal near the landing and may have hit a log or stump, causing the man to fall out. He said the man was not wearing a life jacket. Officials have not released the man's identity.