Jesse Hamric, an 18-year-old from Colorado, was at Smith Mountain Lake in Huddleston – around an hour from Roanoke – with friends on Thursday. According to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Hamric leaped into the lake and appeared to suffer an electrocution near a dock. Two friends who were at the lake with him saw him in distress and jumped in to help him, but felt a shock the moment they hit the water. They managed to drag Hamric out of the water and began administering CPR. First responders arrived and rushed Hamric for treatment at a local hospital. He was pronounced dead at the medical facility. The two friends were treated for non-life threatening injuries after being shocked in the water. The teen’s official cause of death is yet to be confirmed, but investigators believe he was electrocuted. An official with the Smith Mountain Lake Marine Volunteer Fire Rescue Dive Team confirmed that there was a current at the dock at the time of the incident. Hamric had recently graduated from Steamboat Springs High School in Colorado. Grief counselors were made available at the school to support students and faculty. Alex Schwab, a friend of Hamric, described him as an exceptional snowboarder and a unique individual. The tragic event has left both friends and the community in shock and mourning the loss of a young life.
Teen From Colorado Dies from Suspected Electrocution at Smith Mountain Lake, US
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