Woman dies on late-night Etowah River canoe trip

CARTERSVILLE - A 44-year-old woman died after two canoes capsized as she, her husband and another couple took a New Year&#39;s Eve trip down the Etowah River, authorities said. <br> <br> 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&#39;s office. <br> <br> With Armstrong and her husband, Wayne, were Wayne Armstrong&#39;s brother and his brother&#39;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> <br> The river was swollen from recent rains and releases from Allatoona Dam.

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