Chattooga County: Accidental Drowning Reported

 

A man drowned Friday in the Subligna area of Chattooga County.

According to Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader, on Friday afternoon, at around 4:40, emergency responders were dispatched to a residence on Narrows Road regarding a male who had flipped his boat in his pond.

Reportedly, he went underwater after a few minutes and failed to resurface. Sheriff’s Office personnel met with members of the Subligna Fire Department on the scene, and both a Subligna firefighter and a Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office Investigator entered the water and located the victim.

The victim was identified as 74-year-old Eric Scoggins.

“On Friday evening around 4:40 Emergency responders were dispatched to a residence on Narrows Road regarding a male who had flipped his boat in his pond, went underwater after a few minutes and had not re-surfaced. Sheriff’s Office personnel met with Fire services from Subligna fire dept on the scene. A Subligna firefighter and a Sheriff’s investigator entered the water and located the victim. The victim, 74 year old Eric Scoggins, did not survive,” Sheriff Mark A. Schrader said in his media release.