Man drowns in Little River Canyon
FORT PAYNE, Ala. – A 19-year-old from Rome, Ga., drowned Saturday evening at Little River Canyon National Preserve, according to a news release.
Park Ranger Larry Beane said Ricardo Perez and his friends set out to swim Little River at Martha’s Falls, but Perez went under the water and didn’t come up.
The friends called rescue crews, who found Perez’s body in nine feet of water just before 9 p.m.
In the release, park Superintendent Gail Bishop said this is the first drowning accident in 2013 although there have been four rescues in the river corridor this year.
Mowing crews schedule work
CARTERSVILLE, Ga.Crews from the Georgia Department of Transportation will be mowing along state highways this week. Work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today through Thursday, weather permitting. Motorists are asked to use extra caution when work crews are present.