Local Teenager in the hospital after Swimming Incident

Students gathered in support of Ryan Schafer at Coffee County High School on Tuesday morning... Photo provided.

Students gathered in support of Ryan Schafer at Coffee County High School on Tuesday morning… Photo provided.

16 year-old Ryan Schafer of Coffee County attended a family outing at Grundy Lakes State Park in Tracy City on Saturday. According to Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum, around 3:30pm Schafer went swimming in the lake and went under the water and when he didn’t rise back up a family member swam out to the young swimmer. Schafer was pulled from the water and authorities were called to scene. Grundy County EMS, Sheriff’s Department personnel and the Park Ranger reported.
Schafer was airlifted from Tracy City to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga and according to Sheriff Shrum, at last report he was still in the Intensive Care Unit.