WLBT 3 - Jackson, MS: Tylertown man drowns in river
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BOGUE CHITTO, MS (WLBT) - A dip in the river turned deadly for Tylertown man.
The drowning happened Monday afteroon in Bogue Chitto, in Pike County.
Louis Jackson, Jr., 53, was swimming with a friend in the river. He was on private property just off Highway 44.
Sheriff Mark Shepherd says Jackson stepped into a pocket of deep water and went under. His friends could not save him.
According to authorities, alcohol may have been a factor.
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