GULF SHORES ALABAMA----JUNE 29 2007
A man who drowned Wednesday afternoon at West Beach Boulevard in Gulf Shores was identified today as William Goins, 21, of Elberta, said Darrell Franklin, city police investigator.
Goins was pulled from the water at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, about 45 minutes after he disappeared while swimming near Lagoon Pass on West Beach, Franklin said. The victim had a Georgia drivers license, but had been living in Baldwin County.
Franklin said Goins was in the Gulf with a group of friends when the swimmers decided conditions were too rough and were trying to return to shore. Yellow flags, which indicate moderate surf conditions, but do not prohibit swimmers from entering the water, were flying at public beaches at the time Goins drowned, Franklin said. Yellow flags are also flying today, according to city reports. Goins is the fourth swimmer to drown in the Gulf of Mexico in Baldwin County this summer.
Goins was pulled from the water at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, about 45 minutes after he disappeared while swimming near Lagoon Pass on West Beach, Franklin said. The victim had a Georgia drivers license, but had been living in Baldwin County.
Franklin said Goins was in the Gulf with a group of friends when the swimmers decided conditions were too rough and were trying to return to shore. Yellow flags, which indicate moderate surf conditions, but do not prohibit swimmers from entering the water, were flying at public beaches at the time Goins drowned, Franklin said. Yellow flags are also flying today, according to city reports. Goins is the fourth swimmer to drown in the Gulf of Mexico in Baldwin County this summer.
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