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3 drownings in 3 days at 3 different Alabama lakes

3 drownings in 3 days at 3 different Alabama lakes
LAKES -- AT LEAST THREE DEATHS REPORTED. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT A TEEN DROWNED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT LAKE GUNTERSVILLE STATE BEACH. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE 17-YEAR-OLD’S DROWNING APPEARS TO BE AN ACCIDENT. OVER IN RANDOLPH COUNTY, A BODY RECOVERED TODAY AFTER A JEFFERSON COUNTY MAN DROWNED ON LAKE WEDOWEE. THIS HAPPENED SATURDAY AT FLAT ROCK PARK. THE CORONER TELLING US RICHARD BROOKSHER JR. OF MCCALLA WAS THE VI
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3 drownings in 3 days at 3 different Alabama lakes
A teen and two adults drowned at different Alabama lakes over the weekend. Get more details in the video above.SUNDAY:A 17-year-old drowned at Lake Guntersville State Beach. The teen's name hasn't been released.SATURDAY:A man's body was recovered from Lake Wedowee after he drowned at Flat Rock Park. The coroner identified the man as Richard Brooksher Jr., 56, of McCalla.FRIDAY:A woman drowned while swimming in Smith Lake in Cullman County. Authorities said Charmaine Howell, 64, of Crane Hill, was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in the water.

A teen and two adults drowned at different Alabama lakes over the weekend. Get more details in the video above.

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SUNDAY:

A 17-year-old drowned at Lake Guntersville State Beach. The teen's name hasn't been released.

SATURDAY:

A man's body was recovered from Lake Wedowee after he drowned at Flat Rock Park. The coroner identified the man as Richard Brooksher Jr., 56, of McCalla.

FRIDAY:

A woman drowned while swimming in Smith Lake in Cullman County. Authorities said Charmaine Howell, 64, of Crane Hill, was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in the water.