The body of a drowning victim was pulled from the waters of Weiss Lake Tuesday morning.
The man, identified as 63 year old Thomas James Bradley of Cedar Bluff was reportedly last seen at the fishing pier at Little River Marina in Cedar Bluff on Monday evening.
Cherokee County Coroner Dr. Jeremy Deaton said the official cause of death was drowning, adding that alcohol was involved.
That initial missing person call came in around 6:30 Tuesday morning, with the body being discovered some three hours later.
The Cherokee County Rescue Squad, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Investigators and the Coroner all responded to the scene; Shawn Rogers and the Spring Creek Fire Department also responded with their rescue boat.