RFP Staff
♦ Ted Alexander Gardner, 49, of 1115 Arden Drive in Salisbury, drowned in a swimming tragedy Thursday evening in High Rock Lake off of River Country Road. It was reported that Gardner was swimming approximately 50 yards from the shore when he called out in distress. Gardner went under and was lost from sight. Family members immediately called 911.
Miller’s Ferry Fire Department already on the scene was shortly joined by a deputy from the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office before midnight Thursday. Soon other emergency responders including several area fire departments joined in the search for Gardner.
All through the early morning hours emergency responders searched High Rock Lake concentrating along the shore line near River County Road. After an intensive search Gardner’s body was recovered at 7 a.m.
**This article will be updated as more information arrives**
