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Man who drowned at River Walk in Milledgeville has been identified

The Milledgeville Police Departments Drone Unit along with DNR and fire rescue are on scene searching.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — A man is dead after drowning in Milledgeville on Sunday, according to a Facebook post by the Milledgeville Police Department. 

They say officers were sent out to the Oconee Greenway around 12:30 p.m. about a man swimming with a friend when he struggled and went under the water. 

Deputy Coroner Foster Hurts says 22-year-old Samuel Ferman Solano was the victim. He lived in Milledgeville but was originally from El Salvador

Around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, authorities recovered Solano's body.

As of now, the river walk is back open. 

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