Bentonville school pupil, 16, drowns

SPRINGDALE -- A 16-year-old boy drowned Sunday at the Prairie Creek swimming area on Beaver Lake, according to the Benton County sheriff's office.

Authorities identified him as Raymond Vaughns, said Sgt. Shannon Jenkins, a sheriff's office spokesman.

Vaughns was a sophomore at Bentonville High School, said Leslee Wright, the Bentonville School District's director of communication.

State Desk on 05/19/2018

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