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Body recovered from Maumee River

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Toledo Fire and Rescue pulled the body of a man from the Maumee River near Cullen Park in Point Place just before Noon Tuesday. 

Officials say they have not yet identified the body, although it was found it the area where Ricky Lopez was thrown from a boat Sunday evening.  Another woman was also injured the incident, and is being treated at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center.

The accident happened around 8:15 p.m. Sunday off the shore of Point Place near Grassy Island.  Officials and witnesses say Lopez, who was sitting on the back of the boat, was thrown into the water when the boat hit a large wake from another boat.