Authorities Identify Teen Who Drowned In The Wabash River

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Clark County, Il. – The Clark County Coroner, Jeff Pearce, announced that the teen that perished in the Wabash River Saturday was 15-year-old Lex Brown of Merom, Indiana. An autopsy conducted Monday confirmed that the manner of death was drowning. The teen drowned when he and family members were playing in the river, Saturday morning, when he was swept away by the current.  After an extensive search his body was found in the river several hours later.