Swimmer tries to get across creek, never resurfaces; storms caused water levels to rise

Dive teams have pulled a body from a creek in Cobb County after officers and firefighters responded to a drowning call.

Police received a call around 10 p.m. Sunday about a swimmer trying to swim across Noonday Creek, but they never resurfaced. Search and rescue recovered the person’s body on Tuesday morning.

The swimmer was identified as 31-year-old Otoniel Cruz from Woodstock…

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