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Man drowns after falling off log in Cahaba River

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A man died after drowning in the Cahaba River Sunday night.

Jesus Garcia-Ruic, 26, was pronounced dead after falling off a log in the river and drowning near the 2100 block of Grants Mill Road in Irondale, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office reports. 

According to the JCCO, Garcia-Ruic fell off the log at 6:59 p.m. and was pronounced dead at 7:43 p.m.

The Irondale Police Department is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding Garcia-Ruic’s death.