2 drown while swimming in Tallapoosa County

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ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (AP) — Two people drowned while swimming with friends in a Tallapoosa County creek.

The Alabama Marine Police identified the victims as Clyde Jerome Harper and Timothy Shane Welch, both of Alexander City.

Officers told WAKA-TV (http://bit.ly/KI5QNm ) that eyewitnesses said the two got caught in the current in the Fox Creek area of the Tallapoosa River about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, and others in the group couldn't get to them in time.

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Information from: WAKA-TV, http://www.waka.com/

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