Alabama teen drowns in weekend mishap in Mississippi

A Mobile man died Saturday in Mississippi in an apparent drowning.

George County (Miss.) Sheriff Mitchell Mixon said the body of Jose Garcia, 18, of Mobile, was found after a search.

Deputies were called Saturday at about 4:14 p.m. to the area of the Escatawpa River Bridge on Highway 612 in reference to a possible drowning.

Rescue Divers from George County Search and Rescue Dive Team were able to locate Garcia after a search of the waterway was conducted.

George County First Responders, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, George County Emergency Management, and ASAP Ambulance Services assisted.

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