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FORT WORTH, Texas, July 3 (UPI) -- Rescue officials in Fort Worth, Texas, said they found the body of a man who drowned in a lake trying to reach his daughter's air mattress.
Martin Tavera, 45, was with relatives and friends Wednesday when he decided to jump into Marine Creek Lake and swim out to get the mattress, the Dallas Morning News reported.
Witnesses said Tavera started calling out for help when he was at least 75 yards from the beach.
Tavera disappeared under the water's surface at about 7:30 p.m. as a number of people attempted to swim to him.
Officials said they discovered his lifeless body at about 10 p.m.
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DETROIT, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
The Nigerian who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner on Christmas Day 2009 shouldn't receive life in prison for the failed attack, his legal adviser said.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil won't be able to take part in an oil and natural gas licensing auction scheduled for May in Iraq, a spokesman said.
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