ELMORE COUNTY, Ala. – A marine-related event occurred at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, and it claimed the life of a Dadeville man.
Chette L. Williams, 61, who served as Chaplain for the Auburn University football team, was attempting to leave his vessel, a 2005 Bennington 2575 RFS pontoon boat, when he fell into the water near a dock at Kowaliga’s Restaurant on Lake Martin just west of the Kowaliga Bridge in Elmore County.
Williams’ body was recovered at approximately 7:19 p.m. near the same location where he entered the water and was pronounced deceased. Williams’s body has been sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences (ADFS) for an autopsy to be performed.
The following agencies assisted with the search and recovery efforts:
The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office
Kowaliga Volunteer Fire Department
Red Hill Volunteer Fire Department
Real Island Volunteer Fire Department
Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division
ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division will continue to investigate.
