Fisherman Drowns at Jordan Lake

Fisherman drowns at Jordan Lake

The body of a missing fisherman who was swept away by the current below the B. Everett Jordan Dam was recovered Friday morning after he went missing Thursday night.

Body of Missing Fisherman Recovered on Friday, Says Chatham County Sheriff's Office

After searching Thursday evening and early Friday morning, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office said first responders recovered the body of a drowned fisherman just south of Jordan Lake. The sheriff’s office issued an alert on Thursday saying search and rescue was dispatched to find a 21-year-old Hispanic man — later identified as Nestor Margarito Ramirez Menjivar of Fayetteville — who fell into the water around 6 p.m. Menjivar was fishing on the…