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Soldiers body recovered off St. Simons
Victim had been swept out to sea while swimming with family
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The body of a 3rd Infantry Division soldier who went missing in St. Simons Island’s waters last weekend has been recovered.

Staff Sgt. Calvin Leblanc, 30, was found near the pier by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday. He went missing Sunday evening while swimming with his family near East Beach.

Glynn County law enforcement assisted with the recovery. The county’s coroner pronounced Leblanc dead at 9:45 p.m.

Leblanc, a Minot, N.D., resident, was reported missing by his wife, who said he was swept out to sea by a rip current.

The Coast Guard launched a boat rescue crew from Brunswick and Coast Guard Air Station Savannah launched an air rescue crew around 5:28 p.m. Sunday.

Fort Stewart also reported the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, with support from Glynn County law enforcement, helped in the search with divers, site scan sonar, helicopters and all-terrain vehicles.

The search was suspended last Monday.

Leblanc was a combat engineer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. He arrived at Fort Stewart on March 20 and was deployed three times.

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Nuclear plant's safety discussed at meeting
Plant Hatch
Plant Hatch is near Baxley and north Bryan County is in its evacuation zone. - photo by File photo
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Hatch Nuclear Power Plant during an open house from 4-6 p.m. April 24 in Room 171 of the Southeastern Technical College, 3001 East First St., Vidalia. The two-unit Hatch plant is located near Baxley, about 20 miles south of Vidalia, and is operated by Southern Nuclear Operating Co. NRC employees responsible for plant inspections, including the resident inspectors based full-time at the site, will be available to discuss its performance.
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