UPDATE: No alcohol or drugs found in WI river drowning

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The Portage County coroner's office says no drugs or alcohol showed up on toxicology report for a drowning back in July.

According to the Stevens Point Police Department, Jasper O'Keefe's body was recovered from the Wisconsin River, near Bukolt Park.

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According to the Stevens Point Police Department the body recovered from the Wisconsin River has been identified as Jasper F. O'Keefe. O'Keefe was a resident of Stevens Point.

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Stevens Point police have recovered the body of a 19-year-old male.

According to a news release from the Stevens Point Police Department, the body was recovered at around 5:30 p.m. from the Wisconsin River, just south of Bukolt Park.

Police are investigating. No further information has been released.

UPDATE: No alcohol or drugs found in WI river drowning - WAOW - Newsline 9, Wausau News, Weather, Sports

UPDATE: No alcohol or drugs found in WI river drowning

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