It took just over 24 hours for authorities to locate a drowning victim in the Parker Creek area of Lake Martin.

Just after 5 p.m. Friday, 20 year-old Vazquez Israel Saavedra of Mississippi was located in the water near Turkey Trot just off Coosa County Road 20 after the roofer took a canoe trip.

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Cliff Williams / The Outlook First responders were called to the Parker Creek area of Lake Martin in Coosa County Thursday afternoon after it was reported someone had fell into the water.
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Cliff Williams / The Outlook First responders were called to the Parker Creek area of Lake Martin in Coosa County Thursday afternoon after it was reported someone had fell into the water.

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.