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Alabama authorities find body of man who fell off boat

BAY MINETTE, Ala. – Authorities in south Alabama say they have recovered the body of a man reported missing after he fell off a pleasure boat in the Tensaw River near Bay Minette.

AL.com reports that Daphne Search and Rescue Chaplain Tony Dickey confirmed that the body of 30-year-old Brian Rook was found shortly after noon on Monday.

Rook had been reported missing after falling off the boat early Monday, shortly after midnight.

A Coast Guard helicopter aided crews from five agencies in the search. They included Daphne Search and Rescue, the Crossroads volunteer fire department and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Marine Police Division.