NEWS: Andy Veatch Drowns, 1986 Taylor Co. Submitted by Debbie Dicken Cliff Diving Leads to Drowning A 23-year-old Campbellsville man, swimming with four friends, drowned Saturday in Green River Lake near "Blackberry Point." Andy Veatch of 711 High Pine, was diving from a 20 foot ledge about 2:51 p.m. when he came to the surface once, according to a witness, and then disappeared. Veatch's body was recovered in about 30 minutes by divers who were on vacation at the lake. The Campbellsville-Taylor County Rescue Squad were also called to the scene. Veatch was pronounced dead at about 3:55 p.m. by Jack Bryant, deputy coroner. Bryant said Monday that Veatch was supposed to be "an excellent swimmer." An autopsy was performed at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown by Dr. James Engles, a pathologist there. According to Engles, there were no marks or bruises that would indicate that Veatch had hit his head on something as he dove into the water. Veatch's body was discovered in about 30 feet of water in an area that is marked "no swimming" by an international swimming sign. The area in question is near Taylor County Boat Dock, off a nearby point. Billy Salsman, park manager of Green River Lake for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said that jumping and diving from any ledges at the lake should be considered hazardous. A drowning occurred two years ago across from Ramp 1 when an Adair County man jumped from a ledge. The drowning Saturday was the second at Green River Lake in the last 30 days. A 14-year-old Campbellsville boy drowned June 19 while swimming with his mother. Unknown Taylor County newspaper, no dateline. ______________________________ OBIT: Andy Veatch, 1986 Taylor Co. Andrew (Andy) Mann Veatch, 23, of 711 High Pine Street, son of Frank Edgar Veatch and Bertha Nelson Veatch, died Saturday, July 19, 1986 at approximately 2:51 p.m. at the Green River Lake in Campbellsville as the result of an accidental drowning. He was an 1981 graduate of Campbellsville High School. Besides his parents, he is survived by four sisters, Mildred Haynes of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dollie Flechler of LaGrange, Ky., Mary Elizabeth Skaggs of Campbellsville and Connie Flechler of Louisville; four brothers, Joe Veatch of Sano Route, Columbia; Herbert Samuel Veatch and Luther Veatch, both of Campbellsville, and Carl Thomas Veatch of Indiana; and several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m., Monday, July 21, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by the Rev. Ron Ferre. Burial was in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were: Ricky Gabehart, James Arnett, John Arnett, Darrell Gribbins, Thomas Russell, Jeff Sallee, Greg Roberts, Perry Skaggs and Roy Graham. Unknown Taylor County newspaper, no dateline. ______________________________