Drowning Victim Passes Away
June 17th, 2010 by Joe BurgessAntwon Clifton, age 16 of Wilmar, died Tuesday, after being removed from life support at Children’s Hospital in Little Rock.
The youth was the victim of drowning at Lake Monticello on Monday, June 7.
The obituary will be posted when detail are announced. According to Drew County Sheriff Mark Gober, shortly after 8 pm, Monday night, Clifton was swimming in Lake Monticello with friends, when they heard him call for help.
Two friends, along with 3 other people who were near the boat dock area of Lake Monticello’s HWY 35 entrance, helped pull the young man out of the water, while Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies, Search and Rescue Team members, and SEEMS ambulance responded.
The youth was taken to Drew Memorial Hospital, where he was treated, before being Med-Flighted to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, in Little Rock.
Due to his age, the young man’s name is not being released at this time.
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please God spare this kids life. I know the pain of loosing a child and PLEASE GOD, spare these people the knowlege, and let them rejoice with a complete full recovery! who ever you are young man im praying for you like iv known you forever!!!
Prayers are up for the young man.
WHEN PRAYERS GO UP, BLESSINGS COME DOWN!!! PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP THE FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS!!!
I do pray this young man fully recovers.
my heart and my prayers are for you and your child.
im praying for you.
My prayers are with this child and family. About 4 years ago during lunch my husband and I rode to Lake Monticello and swimming next to the boat dock was a huge alligator. I try to tell everyone that I see swimming there. I called Ar. Game and Fish and asked that they put a sign up back then.
bennie and i are praying for this young man and his family.
Thoughts and prayers for the family.
Has anyone heard how he is doing?? My husband was one of the men that helped get him out..I started cpr till a nurse was THERE… I HAVE HAD THIS YOUNG MAN ON MY MIND EVER SINCE…
I heard that as of Wednesday morning he was at Children’s in critical condition.
Praying for ya all.
My husband visited him and his family on yesterday. We are all praying that God’s will be done in his life as well as their’s.
It is so sad this young man did not recover. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
I’m prayN 4 the young man’s family and friends. This is NOT the first death at the lake but PLEASE let it be the last. Stop swimN in that lake. That water is deep. & as posted earlier there are alligators & snakes in that lake.
very sad about his passing.our prayers go out to his family.
So sad! Praying for the family of this young man. Just terrible!
It is very sad about this young man’s passing. I hate to think of children losing their lives. I take my children there quiet often to swim but we never go out any further then we can reach. Off of the boating dock there are signs that clearly state no swimming or jumping off the boating dock. It is very important that people do not ignore those signs they are put there for a reason. I am praying for this family it is just awful for them to have to go through this. Whether or not there are alligators in that lake I don’t know but we must start paying attention and keeping a close watch.
My thoughts are with the Clifton family. I found out about a week ago that this young man was a distant relative of mine.
Thanks to monticellolive for posting the condolences. There is a time for sarcasm but this tragedy is neither the time or the place for that.
RIP Antwon “Chubby” Clifton..God bro, I miss you!!