Chapel Hill man drowns trying to retrieve drifting boat at Jordan Lake

Boater drowns at Jordan Lake

PITTSBORO — A Chapel Hill man drowned Monday at Jordan Lake after entering the water to retrieve a drifting boat.

Chapel Hill boater drowns at Jordan Lake, sheriff's office says

The sheriff's office stressed that boaters and swimmers should wear a properly fitted life jacket whenever they are on the water.

Chapel Hill man drowns trying to retrieve drifting boat at Jordan Lake

A 44-year-old Chapel Hill man, De Gui Yuan, drowned Monday at Jordan Lake after entering the water to retrieve a boat that had drifted away from shore.

Chatham County Sheriff's Office: First Drowning of 2026 Reported at Jordan Lake, Victim Lacking Life Jacket

A Chapel Hill resident drowned in Jordan Lake on Monday while trying to retrieve a drifting boat, according to Chatham County authorities. A release from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office detailed the recovery of 44-year-old De Gui Yuan’s body. The county’s emergency communications received a call of a possible drowning near the lake access off Martha’s Chapel Church Road around 11:24 a.m., which sent emergency responders out to the vicinity o…