Pittsboro, N.C. — A man's body was found in Jordan Lake Wednesday morning, marking the third person to be found dead at the lake in the past week, Chatham County sheriff's officials said.
Authorities identified the man as James J. Adams, 60, of Concord, N.H. Two fisherman saw his body floating in the lake near the Crosswinds boating access and called 911.
A preliminary investigation revealed that Adams and his wife were in the area on vacation. She returned to New Hampshire on Tuesday and Adams stayed behind to do some camping and fishing.
An autopsy was being performed and there was no indication of foul play, authorities said.
On Tuesday afternoon, authorities pulled the body of Brandon McCray, 26, from the lake, near the intersection of Beaver Creek and Lower Pea Ridge roads after someone found his personal items on the lake shore and called 911.
Authorities said they are not sure what led to his death.
Stephen Patrick Russell, 23, a North Carolina State University student, drowned Saturday evening while trying to swim across a cove, Sgt. Reggie Barker with the state Wildlife Resources Commission said.
Divers, along with Chatham County sheriff's deputies, wildlife agents, firefighters and EMS personnel, searched for Russell through the night. Rescuers recovered his body near the Farrington Point boat access ramp around 10 a.m. Sunday.
No foul play is suspected in the death, Barker said.



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No one laughed the first time you said that, it's still not funny.
Prof, I don't get the feeling that people are trying to be insensitive to the loss of life, but realisticaly one can't protect everyone all the time. I have a friend who is a park ranger, and having to go on a drowning call is his worst nightmare. We would all love for everyone to be safe and happy, but accidents happen no matter how much prevention is tried. I'm pretty sure that in any of the open areas of the lakes they most likely note that there are no life guards. You swim at your own risk.
July 9, 2009 8:02 a.m.
You say buy a pool, but people drown in pools often, do you think life guards should be required at home? Thousands die on roads every year, sure we take reasonable steps to improve safety, but we don't shut down the roads.
I suspect even this man's family, in their grief, still respects his right to do what he enjoys even though the worst did happen. There are many ways people die and its always sad, but I would rather die than live in a world where we were babied all the time.
July 8, 2009 4:33 p.m.
July 8, 2009 4:01 p.m.
b/c they're lakes. very little currents to stif things around. and the water that washes off neighborhoods, parking lots, farms, industrial facilities, etc. etc. etc. all makes it to the lake. from as far away as reidville and greensboro.
July 8, 2009 3:59 p.m.
July 8, 2009 3:47 p.m.