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Man dies after boat capsizes on pond in Dinwiddie

By WTOP Staff

DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — A fisherman is dead after a boat capsized on a private pond in Dinwiddie County.

Media outlets report that two other men on the boat swam to shore and weren’t injured.

The accident occurred around 3:17 a.m. Sunday. Divers found the victim’s body around 12:45 p.m. Sunday.

The victim’s name hasn’t been released.

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