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Man Drowns in Friendship Test

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Gadsden man drowns in Coosa

By Lisa Rogers Times Staff Writer

Published: Monday, April 4, 2011 at 8:05 a.m.

A Gadsden man drowned early Monday in the Coosa River after playing around with friends on the boat dock behind Chili's restaurant.

Samson Lindsey, 24, apparently jumped in the water about 1:30 a.m., soon after asking friends who were with him if they would jump in and save him, according to a police report. They thought he was joking because he was unable to swim, the report stated.

Lindsey jumped in the water and several of his friends jumped in to rescue him, but were unable to.

Someone called 911 and the Gadsden police and fire departments responded within a couple of minutes, police records show. They were unable to find Lindsey in the water and called for assistance from the Etowah County Sheriff's Office's boat and the Etowah County Rescue Squad.

The rescue squad responded and put its boat in the water.

The sheriff's office has a boat equipped with a side-scan sonar, Scott Hassell, chief deputy of detention, who also oversees the department's marine unit, said.

Hassell said both of the department's boats were put in the water at the Gadsden city boat docks a short time after receiving the call for assistance.

The fire department had set up command and pinpointed an area where it was believed that Lindsey went down, Hassell said.

With a new communications system in place, designed to allow better communication between agencies, deputies were given an exact location by radio of where to look, Hassell said. Lindsey's body was detected with the sonar in less than a minute, and the rescue squad used its equipment to remove the body from the water.

Without the detection using the sonar, the recovery of a victim's body usually takes much longer, Hassell said. In some cases, the rescue squad has searched for days before making a recovery.

Deputy Coroner Mike Head said Lindsey's body will be sent for an autopsy.

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