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Body Of Missing 3-Year-Old Dwight Dinsmore Found In Allegheny River In Armstrong County

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

SOUTH BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - The body of a missing 3-year-old boy in Armstrong County has been found in the Allegheny River.

Multiple Law enforcement agencies used boats to search along the Allegheny River in South Buffalo Township near the dam, close to the Leechburg area, on Friday and Saturday for Dwight Dinsmore.

Police say the boy went missing from a camping area along the river in Bethel Township.

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Due to weather, the search was paused on Friday evening. It resumed on Saturday, when the boy's body was found. The coroner said Dinsmore was found approximately one mile south of Lock #6 in Bethel Township.

His death is being ruled an accident.

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