Quote Originally Posted by crappiholic View Post
There's a article in the CL today about the drowning. They gave his name and age and a few details. He was 47 years old. I guess we need to make the life jacket mandatory for ALL crappie tournaments. As long as you are running, it's that hot.
Here's the link........... it's about halfway down the page
Mississippi Briefs | The Clarion-Ledger | clarionledger.com

SARDIS

Man's body found in lake
The body of a Memphis man has been recovered from Sardis Lake in Panola County.

Sheriff Otis Griffin said an autopsy has been ordered for Gaddy Steven Thomas, 47, whose body deputies found floating in the Lafayette County section of the lake about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Griffin said it appears Thomas was in the lake Monday evening with an unidentified female friend. The pair started out in a boat, but the boat got away during a swimming lesson and the man swam after it and disappeared.

The friend was wearing a life jacket and floated overnight in the lake until she was rescued Tuesday