Russell County teenager drowns in Lake Cumberland

RUSSELL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Russell County teenager drowned in Lake Cumberland while swimming with friends on Monday night, according to the Russell County coroner.

Investigators say 17-year old Tyler Grant was swimming in the Clifty Creek area when he drowned.

According to a report in the Lexington Herald-Leader, there have been at least seven drownings in Kentucky since June, including three in the area of the lake where Grant died.