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Demarion Sampson, 14, of Cooper, died after a canoe capsized in a pond along County Road 4712 in Hopkins County. According to KSST Radio, three other juveniles were also in the canoe during the Saturday incident at approximately 3:30 pm. Sampson did not resurface with the other juveniles. Two Hopkins County Deputies recovered the body. Authorities pronounced him dead at the scene and ordered an autopsy.