UPDATE: Deputies identify Ocmulgee River drowning victim

The Bibb County Sheriff's Office identified the drowning victim as 26-year-old Daniel Romain of New Jersey.

UPDATE (7/30/24) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office identified the drowning victim as 26-year-old Daniel Romain of New Jersey.

UPDATE (7/29/24) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says members of the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department Dive Team and Georgia Department of Natural Resources located the body just before 5:30.

According to a news release, the man’s identity is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin.

UPDATE (7/29/24) – Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says the body of a person who drowned on Sunday was found in the river Monday between the I-75/I-16 split and Spring Street.

Jones says the body was found around 5:20 p.m. He says he doesn’t know the person’s identity yet.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

ORIGINAL STORY (7/28/24):

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible drowning at Amerson River Park on Sunday afternoon, according to a media release.

According to witnesses, a 26-year-old male was swimming in the Ocmulgee River.Witnesses say the male went under and did not return above water.

The Macon Bibb E-911 Center was called at 12:54 p.m. and emergency personnel searched for the man on scene.

The dive teams stopped the search at around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. The search will continue Monday morning.

The name of the male will not be released at this time. The incident is currently under investigation.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500.