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Authorities release the name of Sunday’s drowning victim at Wilson Lake

Authorities have released the name of the victim of Sunday’s drowning accident at Wilson Lake.

35-year old Cody J. Maris of Great Bend died early Sunday morning after he attempted to swim to a boat that had come loose and was floating away.

According to the Russell County Sheriff’s Department, several 911 calls were received around 1:20am to report the man was missing. At approximately 7:20am, searchers recovered the body of the man who was identified as the missing swimmer. The man was identified Monday afternoon as Cody Maris.

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