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Sacramento Fire recovers body floating in American River

Sacramento County Park Rangers described the body as an unidentified woman.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — A water rescue turned recovery effort resulted in a body being recovered from the American River by Sacramento Fire Department.

Sacramento County Park Rangers said people passing by had seen a body floating in the American River while crossing I-80 near Mile Marker 5.

Sacramento firefighters were dispatched to a water rescue for incident, but eventually that water rescue was turned into a recovery effort with help from Sacramento County Park Rangers. 

Firefighters were able to recover the body, which was described as an unidentified female.

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