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Boy who drowned in Lake Elsinore on Sunday identified

Riverside County Coroner's office identifies boy who drowned in Lake Elsinore
Riverside County Coroner's office identifies boy who drowned in Lake Elsinore 00:25

The nine-year-old-boy who drowned at Launch Pointe Beach in Lake Elsinore on Sunday has been identified. 

Dante Clark, a Palmdale resident, lost his life on Sunday after drowning, the Riverside County Coroner's office announced on Monday

Clark was swimming with another juvenile when both began struggling to stay afloat. 

A bystander pulled one of the kids out but unfortunately Clark did not make it. 

A Riverside County Sheriffs Department dive team found Clark after a four-hour search in which the lake was closed off to the public. 

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