Metro Nashville police identify man that drowned in Percy Priest Lake

Kelly Puente, Nashville Tennessean
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Authorities on Sunday recovered the body of a man who drowned in Percy Priest Lake after he reportedly rescued a child in the water.

Metro Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said the man, identified as Harold L. Tomlinson, 34, drowned around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday after he jumped into the water from a rented pontoon boat to help a member of his party from drifting away.

Tomlinson saved the person but then began struggling, Aaron said. His body was recovered around 8 a.m. the next day near the 3800 block of Bell Road.

First responders spent several hours on Saturday evening searching for Tomlinson, who went under water after trying to rescue a child by Goose Island, according to new reports.

The search was hampered by strong winds and choppy water.

This is a developing story.

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