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West Babylon man drowns in Pennsylvania

Originally published: July 8, 2013 2:42 PM
Updated: July 8, 2013 10:05 PM
By WILLIAM MURPHY  william.murphy@newsday.com

Benjamin Taus, 24, of West Babylon in an

Photo credit: Handout | Benjamin Taus, 24, of West Babylon in an undated photo. Taub drowned on July 4 after diving from a ledge into an abandoned mine pit that was a popular swimming hole in the coal region of Pennsylvania, his family said.

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A young man from West Babylon drowned on July Fourth after jumping about 20 feet from a ledge into an abandoned mine pit that is a popular swimming hole in the coal region of Pennsylvania, police and family said Monday.

Rescue divers found the body of Benjamin Taus, 24, about 30 feet below the surface of the water at the pit, in Mount Carmel Township, a township police spokesman said Monday.

Taus'...

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