Sheriff warns of dangerous water conditions after Jordan Lake drownings
OUT THE DOOR TO US IN ON THE
RADIO. 1, 1.5 AC 3.
>> INVESTIGATORS SAY A 19
YEAR-OLD MAN DROWNED IN JORDAN,
LAKE CHATHAM COUNTY SHERIFF
MIKE ROBERTSON SAID IT HAPPENED
NEAR FARRINGTON ROAD AND
MARTHA'S CHAPEL ROAD. FIRST
RESPONDERS WERE CALLED AROUND
7.30 LAST NIGHT. AND THIS
MORNING WRAL'S AT THE CAB, THE
BAR WHEN 2 JORDAN SHERIFF
ROBERTS AND WARNS THAT PEOPLE
SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING IN THAT
AREA.
>> YES, THIS IS THE 3RD
DROWNING HERE AT JORDAN LAKE IN
JUST A WEEK. AND THE SHERIFF
IS ASKING PEOPLE TO STAY OUT OF
THE WATER. JORDAN LAKE IS STILL
FLOODED A WEEK AFTER SEAN TALL
SWEPT THROUGH ITS 13 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL. ROBERSON SAYS THE HIGH
WATER LEVEL CAUSES STRONG
CURRENTS. THERE'S ALSO DEBRIS
AND BACTERIA LAST NIGHTS.
DROWNING IS THE 3RD AT THE LAKE
IN A WEEK. HE SAYS AND 19
YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SWIMMING WITH
FRIENDS. HIS FLOTATION DEVICE
DRIFTED AWAY.
>> HE WENT TO GET IT AND WENT
UNDER CREWS FOUND HIS BODY
AROUND 11:00PM. AND LAST WEEK
WE TOLD YOU ABOUT 2 MISSING
BOATERS ON JORDAN LANE. CREWS
FOUND THEIR BODIES AFTER DAYS
OF SEARCHING
>> IT CONTINUES TO BE VERY
DANGEROUS HERE ON JORDAN LAKE
AGAIN, SHERIFF ROBERSON ASKING
PEOPLE TO STAY OUT OF THE
WATER.
>> WE ARE WORKING TO FIND OUT
WHEN THESE LAKE LEVELS WILL
IMPROVE AS WELL AS THE IDENTITY
OF THE MAN WHO DROWNED
REPORTING IN CHATHAM COUNTY.