
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, June 6, 1994                   TAG: 9406060106
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DROWNING VICTIM'S BODY RECOVERED FROM JAMES

The body of a Ferrum man who drowned May 7 was recovered Saturday evening in the James River, according to the Botetourt County Sheriff's Office.

James D. Boitnott Jr., 38, of Route 3, Ferrum, was fishing with his 6-year-old son when their boat capsized about a mile upstream from the Glen Wilton bridge. Boitnott's son was rescued by two of his uncles who were in a nearby craft, but they were unable to find their brother.

Boitnott was not wearing a life jacket; his son was.

A funeral service for Boitnott will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Flora Funeral Chapel in Rocky Mount.

Keywords:
FATALITY

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