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RADELL, Arkansas (AP) — The death of an Arkansas judge whose body was recovered from a lake is being investigated as an accidental drowning, officials said.
48-year-old Jeremiah T. Buker went missing Saturday night and was found dead the next morning at Mud Lake in Reydel, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) southeast of Little Rock. said the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
Major Gary McClain told the Arkansas Democratic Gazette that Buker disappeared in a camper. He spent the weekend with his family in a nearby cabin, McClane said.
"Apparently he decided to go for a swim after the dust had accumulated and was lost," he said. "No one was with him, he was alone." He said he found the body.
Buker was the County District Judge for the Northern District of Arkansas County.
