Teen dies after being pulled from the Haw River

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Thursday, May 19, 2016
Haw River death
Teen dies after being pulled from the Haw River.

BURLINGTON (WTVD) -- Investigators are looking into the death of a teen who died shortly after being pulled from the Haw River in Alamance County.

Crews were dispatched to the Haw River on Tuesday night after receiving reports of a drowning.

An Alamance County Sheriff's Office deputy who arrived on the scene said he heard a man shouting before finding 16-year-old Brandon Snavely unconscious near the river bank.

After crews performed CPR, Snavely was taken to Alamance Regional Medical Center, where he died Wednesday morning.

His death remains under investigation.

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