A 47-year-old Georgia man has drowned in Gulf Shores, officials tell FOX10 News.
It happened about 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Authorities received a report of a swimmer in distress at the Gulf State Park Pavilion. When lifeguards arrived they found three people, and one was unconscious. They were on the first sandbar in waist-deep water.The victim’s identity has not been released.
Rescuers said it was a father and son who were in the water and got into distress. They said the father tried to help the boy, and a third person went in with a boogie board.Most Read
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