From Tribune staff reports
GUNTERSVILLE — The body of an Albertville man has been recovered at Lake Guntersville after he went into the water after a dog on Saturday evening and never resurfaced, according to Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
Photo: Sgt. Jody Kelley.
“On Sunday, July 9, at approximately 9:20 a.m. Jeffrey S. Abston’s body was recovered near the same location in which he went missing in the area of South Sauty on Lake Guntersville in Jackson County,” Burkett said.
According to Burkett, a marine-related incident that occurred at approximately 8 p.m. Friday, July 7, led to the search for Jeffrey S. Abston, 65, of Albertville. Abston exited a pontoon boat to assist in the retrieval of a dog but never resurfaced.
“Abston went into the water on Lake Guntersville in the South Sauty area near Robert Davis Road in Jackson County,” Burkett said.
Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Marine Patrol Division responded and worked with local agencies in the search and recovery effort.
Burkett said the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson County Rescue Squad, Cherokee County Rescue Squad, Langston Fire Department, Scottsboro Search and Rescue, along with the Guntersville Rescue Squad assisted in the effort.
No further information is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Marine Patrol Division continue to investigate.
