Another
tragedy on Lake Cumberland has claimed another life, this time of a young
Jamestown boy.
Authorities
tell WJRS NEWS that 17-year-old Tyler Grant was swimming near Clifty Creek Boat
Ramp yesterday afternoon with several friends when he began to struggle, could
not make it back to shore, and went under.
Russell County EMS received a call shortly after 4 o’clock and
dispatched Jamestown Fire Department personnel and the Russell County Search
and Rescue squad to the scene. Grant’s
body was recovered in about 55 feet of water, according to County Emergency
Management Director H. M. Bottom. Coroner
Mark Coots told WJRS NEWS he received the call around 5 0’clock.
Grant would
have been Senior at Russell County High School.
School
superintendent Michael Ford told WJRS NEWS last evening that grief counselors
will be available today (Tuesday) at the high school to meet with students and
families. Ford encouraged those wanting
counseling services to call the school district at 343-3191 and a counselor
would be contacted. Grant is survived
by his parents Brian and Teresa Grant of Jamestown