Body of woman rafting with grandson recovered on Carney Lake

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Woman's body recovered in Gig Harbor lake

Rescue crews say she was rafting with her grandson.

The Pierce County Sheriff's Office has recovered the body of a woman who was reported missing on Carney Lake near the Key Peninsula.

Deputies say the 52-year-old woman was rafting with her grandson around 4:30 p.m. on Friday. 

Her body was discovered by a boater on Saturday. 

Investigators say she was pulling her grandson on a rafter when she went underwater. She was not wearing a life jacket. 

The child was uninjured and remained on the raft. 

No other information has been released. 

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