Authorities in Tallapoosa County are continuing to investigate a drowning that occurred on Lake Martin last week. 

Tallapoosa County sheriff Jimmy Abbett said his office is waiting for the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences to determine the cause of a death after a person was recovered in Whiskey Ridge in Dadeville on Thursday, Aug. 3. 

William Marlow is a multimedia reporter for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. To reach William, email william.marlow@alexcityoutlook.com.