Father's day tragedy on the Coosa
Posted: Jun 21, 2009 8:54 PM EDT Updated: Jun 21, 2009 10:35 PM EDT
Wetumpka, Ala. (WSFA) -- A Father's day outing turns to tragedy on the Coosa river.
Wetumpka police say father in his sixties drowned Sunday afternoon, despite an all-out rescue effort.
Officers say the man rented a kayak with his daughter. While on the river he got stranded in the water near Corn Creek Park. His daughter, we're told, was not in the kayak.
First responders and witnesses were able grab him and free him from the rocks, but he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Authorities aren't releasing his name for now.
