Man drowns while swimming with family in NC lake

CHATHAM COUNTY, NC (WTVD) — Chatham County Sheriff’s Office said a man drowned at Jordan Lake.

The sheriff’s office said Eduardo Martinez, 52, of Carrboro drowned while swimming at the lake with his family near the intersection of Martha’s Chapel Road and Farrington Road.

Deputies responded at 8:47 p.m. on Tuesday and recovered Martinez’s body later that night.

Earlier this month, a 25-year-old Charlotte man drowned during a fishing outing at Jordan Lake. In May, a 16-year-old boy drowned at the lake while attending a birthday celebration.

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