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    East Providence police ID 2 kayakers found dead

    By Raymond Baccari,

    1 day ago

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    EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The two missing kayakers found dead on Friday were identified by East Providence police on Saturday.

    READ MORE: 2 missing kayakers found dead in East Providence

    The names released by police were 52-year-old Joseph Fritz of East Providence and 37-year-old Gregory Boerman of Allston, Massachusetts.

    According to police, family members contacted authorities with concerns when neither man came home after kayaking Thursday night on Omega Pond.

    Police said during the search, one body was found in the water near two empty kayaks, and a second body was located not too long after.

    An investigation into this incident is underway.

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