A Dalton teenager who was reportedly on a church outing to Carters Lake slipped away from the group and drowned on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
Eber Ramirez Ventura, 14, of Clark Street, wanted to go swimming but his mother told him he couldn’t, said Chief Deputy Ray Sitton of the Murray County Sheriff’s Office.
“They were on a church outing and his mom told him no, he couldn’t go swimming, (but) he went on anyway,” Sitton said on Tuesday. “No one really noticed him missing, so I reckon they got ready to eat and were looking around for him and couldn’t find him. Some of the friends went down to the water and got to looking around and found him under the water.”
Sitton said he did not go to the scene near the dam on the Murray County side of the lake, but was told the water where the body was found “wasn’t too deep.”
Deputy Coroner Alan Robbins said the state crime lab determined the drowning was accidental since there was no trauma on the body. He said the body was found around 30 minutes after the teen was last seen.
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June 20, 2012
Teen drowns at Carters Lake
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