Father, toddler drown in kayaking incident on Chattahoochee River
VALLEY, Ala. (WRBL) -A kayaking trip on the Chattahoochee River took a tragic turn over the weekend when a father and child both drowned. The child was pulled from the water near Riverview Dam in Valley, Alabama on Saturday. The baby was airlifted to a Columbus hospital, and has passed away, according to family. The father, Timothy Davis of Lanett was located late Sunday afternoon.
The incident began with a distress call on Saturday in Troup County, Georgia. Around 2:30 PM, a woman reported her husband and young child hadn’t returned from a kayaking trip on Flat Shoals Creek.
Later, rescuers near Riverview Dam spotted the child in a life-vest. They brought the child to shore, and a medical team responded promptly. The child was then airlifted to a Columbus hospital and has reportedly passed away according to family.
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