A Swearengin, Alabama, man died while bowfishing Friday night in the Stevenson Bridge area of Jackson County, according to the The Clarion newspaper.
Jaron Alton Willmon, 28, was with two other men bowfishing on flooded property near Raccoon Creek when the boat hit something and capsized, according to WHNT News 19.
The two other men safely made it back to the bank, but Willmon did not.
The Stevenson Fire and Rescue, Scottsboro Jackson County Rescue Squad and Marine Police responded. Willmon’s body was recovered around 3 a.m. the following morning.