FEARRINGTON, N.C. (WNCN) — A young man drowned in Jordan Lake Sunday evening while at the lake fishing and swimming with family and friends, Chatham County officials said.
The incident involving a 19-year-old man at the lake was reported shortly before 7:30 p.m. near 3984 Farrington Road at the Martha’s Chapel Road intersection, according to a Chatham County Sheriff’s Office news release.
The victim was at the lake, fishing and floating with eight friends and one family member, deputies said. The man was on the opposite side of a roadside guardrail when the incident occurred…