Missing swimmer pulled from creek
Friends of Saulius Kvaraciejus recovered his body yesterday on the banks of Pennypack Creek.
The 20-year-old went missing Tuesday when he and two friends used inflatable swimming pools to go rafting in the creek and he fell into the water.
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