Holiday safety concerns heighten at Smith Mountain Lake following tragedy

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WSET) — A man is sadly dead after drowning Thursday night at Smith Mountain Lake.

Following that and with Independence Day in full swing, folks are having a big focus on safety.

According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, crews responded around 7 p.m. Thursday when someone reported a missing person in the Beech Drive area of Union Hall.

After a long search, authorities found a body in the water…

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