Greene County Sheriff’s Office deputies are dragging the Nolichucky River to find a Greene County man’s body.
Nahum Martinez, 25, was reported missing at 6:23 p.m. on Wednesday, GCSO Sgt. Margaret Knight said.
“He was swimming,” Knight said. “He was in the river and he didn’t know how to swim.”
Martinez was last seen swimming near a sandbar by multiple witnesses.
Knight said emergency crews have been looking for Martinez since he was reported missing.
“They will be out there until they find his body,” Knight said.