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4-H counselor drowns saving camper at Little Miami River
Judy Koonce a 22 year old 4 H camp counselor from Cleveland died after leaping into the Little Miami River to rescue 11 year old Kyrieen Ruhl of Lakeview who had fallen from a 35 foot cliff near Clifton. The search for Kyrieen continued as divers recovered the girl s body about 1 500 feet downstream. Sharon K Banning 11 of Lakeview remained missing as debris and lights were used to aid the hunt in river sections up to 75 feet deep. Koonce a Kent State graduate taught at Eastmoor Junior High in Columbus and had served as camp counselor for four years during the 4 H Camp season near Springfield Ohio. The camp serves about 200 girls ages 11 to 15 and runs through Saturday.
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Springfield
Ohio
Little Miami
Judy Koonce
Cleveland
Eastmoor
Columbus
Kyrieen Ruhl
Lakeview
Logan County
Koonce
Nyrieen
Imo We River
Miss Koonce
Esse
Sharon K. Banning
George Grindle
Rive
Kent State University
Sat
Clifton Gorge
Little Miami River
Yellow Springs