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SANTA FE, N.M. — A Santa Fe resident was swept away in the currents of the Rio Grande while treading water near Pilar and drowned on Monday afternoon.

The Taos County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Jesse J. McNamara, 43. McNamara’s girlfriend called 911 around 3:30 p.m. to report that “he had disappeared under water and didn’t come up,” said undersheriff Edwardo Romero.

Rafters found his body about one-quarter mile downstream. EMTs tried to revive McNamara without success. McNamara was swept away in Orilla Verde area near the Rio Bravo Campground and his body was located near the Aqua Fria Campground.

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