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Family confirms identity of teen in apparent drowning at East Fork State Park
The family of a missing 14-year-old has confirmed that Joseph Kabumba was the victim of the second apparent drowning at Harsha Lake over Fourth of July weekend.
Officers with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources received an emergency call just before 7 p.m. July 6 about a 14-year-old boy who went missing after swimming outside Harsha Lake's swim zone, a department spokesperson said. Kabumba was found shortly before 1 a.m. on July 7.
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"Every time you see him, he's smiling, he's laughing and making jokes with people. He always wanted to brighten people's days," said Joseph's sister-in-law, Kiara Nichele Bishop.
Kiara has set up a GoFundMe to cover the expenses of Kabumba funeral. There, Kiara describes the teen as a kind and loving person who always put others first.
The Clermont County Coroner's office has not yet confirmed Kabumba's cause of death.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Missing teen ID'd as second drowning victim at East Fork State Park
