Published June 14, 2012, 08:22 AM

Body pulled from Black Hills lake ID'd as missing teen

The Pennington County Sheriff's Office says it has confirmed that the body pulled from Deerfield Lake on Wednesday is that of 15-year-old Justin Lewis of Hill City.

RAPID CITY (AP) - A body recovered from a southwest South Dakota lake is that of a teenager who went missing while kayaking.

The Pennington County Sheriff's Office says it has confirmed that the body pulled from Deerfield Lake on Wednesday is that of 15-year-old Justin Lewis of Hill City.

Experts from several states had been searching for Lewis since he disappeared May 28 and his boat and life jacket turned up the following day.

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