BODY FOUND — drowning at Peacock Lake —
Grace McAlister
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The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) responded to a call of a missing person, possible drowning in Peacock Lake around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23. SCSO deputies searched the area the night of the incident and all-day Thursday, March 24. However, the man had yet to be found.
The victim, Paul Gibson, was in a canoe with his sister and a 13-year-old relative, according to the SCSO. The group was paddling across the lake and, on their way back, the canoe became entangled in vegetation. Gibson then exited the canoe to untangle it. While doing this, the other occupants of the canoe stated Gibson trekked deeper into the water, s
