Man drowns in Abbeville

Foul play is not suspected in drowning death of 26 year old unidentified farm worker

ABBEVILLE, GA – A Wilcox County man drowned in the Ocmulgee River last night just south of Abbeville.

Wilcox County Coroner Janice Brown won’t yet identify the 26 year old, described as a farm worker from South Africa, until his next of kin are notified.

Brown says the man was attempting acrobatic dives near the Statham Shoals boat landing Sunday night around 7pm when he went into the water and never came up alive.

Brown relays witness accounts of the man being submerged as many as 15 minutes under the water before he was retrieved.

An autopsy is slated for Monday.