A 10-year-old boy drowned in Big Soddy Creek Gulf.
Soddy-Daisy Police and Fire Departments responded to a 911 call at the swimming hole at 3:20 p.m. Monday. The man who called said a boy got trapped under the rocks in the creek, according to a press release from the Soddy-Daisy Police Department.
The Fire Department called in the Dallas Bay Fire Department’s swift water rescue team and dive team, and the boy’s body was recovered at 7:42 p.m., the press release said.
The boy’s name will not be released, Soddy-Daisy Police Chief Billy Petty said in a phone call, because he is a minor and out of respect for the family.
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The water currents were moving fast from the large amount of rain that fell in Hamilton County over the past several days, according to a Facebook post by the Tri-State Mutual Aid Association. The association connects local emergency response departments for specialized rescues like the one seen on Memorial Day.
Contact breaking news reporter Kailee Shores at kshores@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6659.