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Swamper Will Cox Reveres Okefenokee After Survival Miracle
In Waycross Georgia AP profile of Will Cox, patriarch of the Swampers, who has long guided explorers through the Okefenokee. He recalls how overhunting nearly ruined the swamp yet nature revived with animals and trees returning, and notes his fading health while declaring swamping days not finished.
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