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Drowning in South Knoxville at Ijams Nature Center quarry 
On 06/18/20 at approx. 7:50 pm, E911 received a call about a possible drowning at the Ijams Nature Center located at 3112 Island Home Ave. The caller advised that a teenaged boy had gone under while swimming and never resurfaced. KFD, Knox. Co. Rescue squad dive team along with KPD responded to the scene. After approx. 20 min of searching by the dive team the child was located. He was transported to Children's Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Posted by serland On 19 June, 2020 at 1:31 PM