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Benjamin Brewton
United States · Aged 20 · Died 05/29/2008
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Hoping to evade police, Brewton hopped from his bicycle and took off on foot toward a drainage canal called "Swan Creek." The water was cold, muddy, and 12 feet deep. Brewton called for help, but the officers present could not reach him, or swim to him, and he drowned.
Alleged responsible partyToledo Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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