Former Georgetown man drowns during outing

COVINGTON, Ind. – A 35-year-old man drowned in the Wabash River on Friday while on an outing with his pregnant fiancee and three daughters from a previous marriage.

Alonzo McCoy, who recently moved to Covington, Ind., from Georgetown, was swept away by the current while trying to help his fiancee, Elizabeth Davis, 21, of Covington.

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