AUBURN, Ala.- On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at about 4:30 p.m., Auburn Police and Fire personnel along with EMS paramedics responded to an accidental drowning call in the 100 block of Shell Toomer Parkway.
The victim, an 18-year-old male from Montgomery, Alabama, was extracted from the water by first responders upon arrival to the scene. CPR was immediately performed on the victim to resuscitate him and was continued when emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene. The victim was transported by ambulance to EAMC Emergency Room where he continued to receive lifesaving treatment. Tragically, those efforts were unsuccessful, and the victim was pronounced deceased by an Emergency Room Physician at 6:05 p.m.
The case remains under investigation by Auburn Police although all indications are that the victim died as a result of an accidental drowning.