CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ala. (WDNews) – A heartbreaking event unfolded over the weekend as a 3-year-old girl from Georgia drowned in an east Alabama lake.
Kinley Nicole Anderson was enjoying time with her family at Weiss Lake in Cherokee County when she went missing late Saturday afternoon. The response to the emergency included sheriff’s deputies, Leesburg Police and Fire, Cherokee County EMA, Cherokee County Rescue Squad, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Marine Division, and Atrium Floyd EMS.
The tragic accident occurred near a lake house on Northwood Drive. Authorities and family members reported that Kinley fell off the dock. She was found quickly and taken to Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, where she was pronounced dead at 7:30 p.m.
In a news release, Sheriff Jeff Shaver expressed his sympathies, stating, “Please join us in praying for the family dealing with this horrible tragedy.”
Kinley’s aunt, Kellye Palas, has set up a GoFundMe campaign to assist the family with funeral expenses. She wrote, “We are asking for prayer for her amazing parents, grandparents, and family. We are all shocked and unsure of how to help besides prayer and trying to take away the worry of funeral expenses.”
The fundraiser has already raised over $15,000. Donations can be made on the GoFundMe page linked here.
