CARTERSVILLE - A 44-year-old woman died after two canoes capsized as she, her husband and another couple took a New Year's Eve trip down the Etowah River, authorities said. <br>
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Sandra Armstrong of Kingston died either by drowning or by exposure, Bartow County Coroner Joel Guyton said Wednesday. An autopsy was planned Thursday at the state medical examiner's office. <br>
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With Armstrong and her husband, Wayne, were Wayne Armstrong's brother and his brother's girlfriend. They left before midnight Tuesday and the two canoes apparently capsized about 4 a.m., Bartow County Fire Sgt. Mike Brown said. One of the survivors made it to nearby U.S. 411 before dawn and flagged down someone for help. <br>
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The river was swollen from recent rains and releases from Allatoona Dam.
