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Officials name man who drowned in Alum Creek

DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) – Officials have named Kwaku Ayarkwa as the man who drowned in Alum Creek State Park on Wednesday.

A representative from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said Ayarkwa, who is in his 20s, drowned while swimming with other people in a non-designated swim area in the park.


He was pulled from the creek around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The investigation is ongoing.