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12 Year Old Drowns at Lake Allatoona

A 12-year-old boy drowned Saturday afternoon at Lake Allatoona northwest of Atlanta. Travis Popham was camping at the lake with extended family when he drowned in the swimming area at the Sweetwater Campground.

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