Tucker Lake drowning victim identified

Johnston County sheriff’s deputies said Clifford Bradley Lee, 24, of Fayetteville, was swimming with his fiancée in the lake off Allens Crossroads Road about 3:30 p.m. Monday when they began having trouble. It appeared both were weak swimmers, deputies said.

The woman was able to get out of the water, but Lee continued to struggle. A lifeguard and bystanders helped get him out of the water.

He was taken to Johnston Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.