The man who drowned at Little River Canyon is from Chattooga County. The National Park Service has identified the man as 64-year-old William Ragland of Lyerly.

 

Rescue crews received a call for help needed at the High Rock area around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Rangers said Ragland and a companion were drinking alcohol and jumped off a rock into the water, Ragland never resurfaced. His body was recovered by the Fischer Rescue Squad Dive Team. A woman in her 30s was rescued by the National Park Servivce team.

 

This is the second drowning at Little River Canyon National Preserve this year. Alcohol is prohibited at the preserve. 

 

Funeral services for Ragland are set for 2 p.m. Friday at the Mason Funeral Home.