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Body of man found floating in Colorado River

Six states in the U.S. West that rely on the Colorado River have rebuked a plan to build an underground pipeline to transport billions of gallons of water to Utah.
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BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in western Arizona near the Nevada state line say a body has been found in the Colorado River.

Bullhead City police said in a news release that a call came in Friday around 10:15 a.m. reporting that an elderly man was floating near the shoreline.

He was pronounced dead. Police say there were no apparent signs of foul play.

The body was turned over to the Mohave County Medical Examiner's Office, which will determine the cause of death and the man's identity.

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