Cumming 5-year-old drowns in Towns Co.

A 5-year-old boy died from Cumming has drowned at Lake Chatuge in Towns County. It happened Tuesday according to the Towns County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO).

The boy’s family was vacationing at a rental home when the sheriff’s office got a call about a possible drowning on Stonecrest Circle.

The youngster was taken to the Chatuge Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He had been missing about ten minutes when a family member discovered him and pulled him from the lake.

His name was not immediately released.