Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller has identified the two men who drowned in the Arkansas River in separate instances June 6th.
The most recent victim is 79-year-old Kenneth Ward of Florence. Ward entered the Arkansas River on a small private raft near Pathfinder Park.
In a separate incident June 6th, a private boat flipped in the Sunshine Rapid. 37-year-old Stefano Pezzella of Quincy, Ill lost contact with the boat and tried to swim through the rapids.
Three accidental deaths have occurred on the Arkansas River so far this summer.
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