Man drowns in Cedar Creek

An Eatonton man was reported missing by his family at 4:16 p.m. Saturday after having gone fishing around 2 p.m. According to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, fishing gear had been found on the bank, but David Smith, 58, was not found in the area. “Deputies and rescue personnel responded to the scene at the bridge over Cedar Creek on U.S. Highway 129 at the Jones County...

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