The victim of a drowning Saturday, May 31, 2025 on Lake Erling has been identified as Curtis James Hildreth, 62, who lives on Columbia County Road 12 southwest of Magnolia.
Reports said that at 2:10 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2025, the Walker Creek and Lake Erling volunteer fire departments were dispatched to the lake after a 12-foot john boat with two people and one dog aboard capsized.
Hildreth drowned in about 6 feet of water. The other person and the dog survived after making their way to the bank. The survivor’s name has not been made public by authorities.
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