Man killed jumping from Lake Martin’s Chimney Rock was celebrating college graduation, sheriff says

A young man who died after jumping off Chimney Rock on Alabama’s Lake Martin has been identified as a 24-year-old from Georgia.

Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin on Thursday identified the victim as Jayden Barreto. He was from the Columbus area.

Barreto was at the lake with a group of friends celebrating college graduation, authorities said. Barreto, according to the sheriff, jumped off Chimney Rock and never resurfaced…

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