The father and son were reportedly in the private 'hot side' of Virginia's Lake Anna that's known for it's nuclear generating station.
A family's Memorial Day weekend spent at a Virginia lake quickly turned tragic after a father and his teenage son both drowned. According to the Luisa County Sheriff's Office, a 14-year-old boy was struggling in Virginia 's Lake Anna on Saturday when witnesses called emergency responders for help. While responders were on their way to the scene, the boy's 42-year-old father jumped in to try and save his son, police said.
' Upon arrival, emergency officials were able to locate and recover the bodies of the father and son, who were from out-of-state and whose names were not disclosed. They were pronounced dead on the scene. The area in which the father and son had been was near an isolated cove on the same side of the lake as the North Anna Nuclear Generating Station, CBS affiliate WTVR reported. That side of the body of water is known as the 'hot side.
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