From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
DOUBLE SPRINGS –The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said a swimming incident at 12:45 p.m. on Lewis Smith Lake on Saturday has claimed the life of a 15-year-old girl.
Carmen Elizabeth Johnson, of Hartselle, drowned while swimming with family off a boat dock at a residence near Double Springs in Winston County.
Johnson was pulled from the water by divers at approximately 2:45 pm and pronounced dead.
Nothing further is available as Troopers from ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division continue to investigate.