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Detective Atwood investigating teen's drowning death

Kentucky State Police Detective George Atwood of Columbia Kentucky State Police Post 15 is investigating the events which caused a 16-year-old Tompkinsville teenager to jump into a water release spillway at the Tompkinsville City Lake.

The youth, David Bland, died at approximately 12:05 a.m., January 10, 2005, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, despite the efforts of all involved.


At approximately 11:00 a.m., Sunday, January 9, James Blland was visiting the City Lake with several friends. He dove into the swift water and was swept downstream through a drainage tile.

Monroe County Fire and Rescue, the Tompkinsville Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff's Department, and the Tompkinsville Police responded to the scene and mounted a search for the victim.

Bland was pulled from the frigid water nearly a mile downstream from his point of entry.

He was taken to the Monroe County Medical Center for treatment, and was later flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.
Information for this article courtesy Sgt Ken Hill, Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY


This story was posted on 2005-01-10 12:28:50
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