Moment of joy turns tragic: Virginia father and 6-year-old son drown while fishing

‘Loved going fishing with his dad': Father, 6-year-old son drown in Rappahannock River

A devoted father and his 6-year-old son drowned while fishing in the Rappahannock River last month. Danny Sumner and his son Donovan spent hours at the Rappahannock, where they bonded over their love for fishing. “Donovan loved going fishing with his dad, so this wasn’t an uncommon thing for them to go fishing,” mother and wife Madeline Sumner said. “They went plenty of times.” She said her husband of almost 10 years and their son spent most of …

Moment of joy turns tragic: Virginia father and 6-year-old son drown while fishing

Within seconds, a young boy’s delight over catching a fish turned calamitous during a father-son fishing trip in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Danny Sumner, 37, of Fredericksburg, and his 6-year-old son, Donovan, drowned on March 22. The two began fishing from a boat landing off of Legacy Lane in the late afternoon, according to Major Elizabeth Scott, of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. Madeline Sumner became concerned shortly after 9 …

Father, 6-year-old son drown in fishing accident

FREDERICKSBURG — A Spotsylvania man and his 6-year-old son died in a fishing accident last month, county authorities announced Wednesday.

Fredericksburg father and son drown on fishing trip; police say dad tried to save boy

A father and son fishing trip on the Rappahannock River turned tragic last month in Spotsylvania County.

Father, 6-year-old son drown on fishing trip in Spotsylvania County: Sheriff's Office

A father and his six-year-old son out for a day on the Rappahannock River in Spotsylvania County were both found dead after drowning, the Sheriff's Office says.