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The river tragedy tag covers a specific incident where a teen drowned after jumping off a bridge to celebrate the failure of Harold Camping's 2011 'Rapture' prediction. The event occurred in Comstock Township, Michigan, when a group of friends went to a river and jumped off a bridge, leading to the presumed drowning of 17-year-old Anthony Thompson. This tag is used for discussions about this particular accident and its connection to the aftermath of the Rapture prediction.
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    Harold Camping's 'Rapture' prediction ends in tragedy; teen believed dead

    COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Michigan (Isabelle Zehnder reporting) -- A group of Michigan teens celebrating that Harold Camping’s “Rapture” prediction was wrong jumped off a bridge late Saturday afternoon; 17-year-old Anthony Thompson was caught in the current, is missing, and is presumed to have drowned...
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