Man drowns in reservoir in Chesterfield County

Published July 19, 2012 3:55pm ET



CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — Chesterfield County authorities say a man drowned in a reservoir as he swam back to shore because of an approaching storm.

Media outlets report that divers recovered body of 19-year-old Allen D. Brown from the Falling Creek Reservoir at 6:48 p.m. Wednesday.

Chesterfield Fire and EMS officials say Brown was swimming with a group of people when they saw the storm approaching. Brown went under water and didn’t resurface as the group returned to shore.