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Swimmer found dead at Woodward Reservoir identified

The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said the man was 21-year-old Franci Antonio Paz Madrid of Modesto.

OAKDALE, Calif — A missing swimmer found dead at Woodward Reservoir on Sunday has been identified.

The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said the man was 21-year-old Franci Antonio Paz Madrid of Modesto.

The sheriff's office said the initial call came in around 2 p.m. Sunday for a distressed swimmer near Mountain View Point. The 21-year-old was swimming with a friend across the channel when he began struggling, went underwater, and didn't come up.

The search lasted nearly six hours and Paz Madrid was found dead. 

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