Thomas County GaArchives News.....Ochlochnee River - Death May Await you "Up the Lazy River" June 25 1968
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Thomasville Times Enterprise

On The Ochlochnee
                    Death May Await you
                   "Up The Lazy River"

                       By JOHN CULLER

      The  Ochlochnee  River,  while  seemingly  placid  on
the  surface,  continues  to  take  it's  toll  of  swimmers,
fishermen  and  other  fun-seekers  at  a rate  which  must
classify  the  river as  treacherous.
     The gently-winding river covers holes which can
suddenly drop a  swimmer over his head; has large
roots  which  tangle, grab and  hold; and  offers  an
abundant supply of poisonous snakes.
     Also, it  seems  the  river  can, on  occasion,  conjure
up  a  powerful  portion of  bad  luck which  it  passes on
with  no  conscience  whatsoever.
     Rising  or  falling, the  river  never  seems  to  be  the
same!
      THE RIVER'S LATEST VICTIM is an Ochlochnee
man who narrowly averted disaster Sunday.
      James  E.  Carter,  20,  of  Rt.  2,  Ochlochnee,  was
swimming  near  Root  Bridge  when  he  misjudged  the
water's  depth  during  a  dive  and  hit  his  head  on  the
bottom.
      His  brothers, Ramey Carter, 21  and  Charles  Carter,
19, quickly  spotted  the  trouble  and  pulled  him  ashore.
     Carter  was  conscious  at  first,  then  passed  out  for
approximately  15  minutes.   He   was   bleeding    from 
the  nose  and  mouth,  and  was  rushed  to  the  Archbold  
Memorial  Hospital.   He   was   released  today.
      A  17- year -old  Thomasville  youth,   Frank  Edward
Bailey,  Jr.,  was  drowned  in  the  river  while  swimming
with  his  family  the  previous  Sunday.
 



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