Cherokee County Drowning

The Cherokee County Coroner’s Office is investigating another drowning on Weiss Lake after a 69-year-old was pulled from the water Saturday evening according to Coroner Jeremy Deaton.

William John Weaver, of Cedar Bluff, was enjoying Liberty Day activities when he somehow ended up in the water at a private residence on East Chattanooga Drive.

Cedar Bluff police and firefighters and members of the Cherokee County Rescue Squad pulled the man from the water. Cedar Bluff Fire Chief Matthew Sprayberry — also a member of the rescue squad — and others performed CPR until medics arrived on the scene and were able to revive the man. He was taken to Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Ga., where he died about 2 a.m. Sunday.  Deaton said The coroner’s office is investigating,  to determine how Weaver ended up in the water. He said there’s nothing to indicate it was anything other than an accident, but one of the reasons to investigate is to determine if alcohol was a factor in the incident.

Deaton said it was the fifth drowning in Cherokee County this summer.