High School Soccer Star, 17, Dies After Drowning in Georgia Park

Elijah Lemeuble Credit: GoFundMe NEED TO KNOW A Georgia high school athlete drowned over the weekend in Columbia County Elijah Lemeuble, 17, died at Wildwood Park on Saturday, April 11, authorities said Lemeuble played soccer and ran track at Grovetown High School near Augusta, Ga. A Georgia community is mourning the death of a rising high school athlete who died last weekend at an area park. Elijah Lemeuble, 17, drowned at Wildwood Park in Columbia County, Ga.

on Saturday, April 11, according to local affiliates WRDW and WFXG . Authorities were called to the park, which includes Clarks Hill Lake, for a possible drowning at approximately 7:46 p. m.

, the stations reported. A dive team recovered Lemeuble’s body less than an hour later. Clarks Hill Lake Credit: Columbia County GA Now, those at Grovetown High School are remembering the soccer and track star who was “loved by everyone who knew him.

” “With heavy hearts, we remember Elijah Lemeuble, a young man who meant so much to so many,” Grovetown High Athletics said in a statement on social media. “He will always be a part of the Grovetown family, and he will be dearly missed. Forever a Warrior.