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Kayaker drowns after overturning in Atlanta neighborhood lake

Atlanta Fire Rescue said the man overturned his kayak at the 2000 block of Benjamin E Mays Drive in a small lake behind a home.
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ATLANTA — Crews have recovered the body of a kayaker who drowned in a small lake in Atlanta's Audobon Forest West neighborhood Sunday morning.

Atlanta Fire Rescue said a 34-year-old man overturned his kayak at the 2000 block of Benjamin E Mays Drive in a small lake behind a home.

Officials said he was alone when he flipped his kayak. Crews later recovered his body and pronounced him dead. Officials released the identity of the kayaker on Monday as Mugadu Ruhweza of Atlanta.

This is a developing story, we'll continue to update as we learn more. 

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