From The Tribune staff reports
WINSTON COUNTY — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol Division reported a boating fatality on Smith Lake on Monday, Aug. 10.
Lt. Chad Pate, the Northern District Commander, said a man fell overboard while operating a vessel. Marine patrol troopers responded around 9 a.m. and recovered the body of Jamey Dewayne Morgan, 39, of Arley, Ala., a few hours later. The part of the lake where the incident happened was around 7 feet deep.
Investigators said Morgan was the only person onboard the vessel when the incident happened.