The daughter of a man who drowned at the South Charleston Community Center last April has sued the City of South Charleston and the South Charleston Municipal Building Commission.

According to the lawsuit filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court, Jerry Garnes was swimming in the Community Center pool on April 28, 2024. Kanawha Valley

Man dies after incident at South Charleston Community Center pool

By Ashley Perham aperham@hdmediallc.com

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According to the obituary, Garnes was from Sissonville.

Garnes, 54, came out of the water for air, struggled to swim and sank under the water, the lawsuit says. Garnes was underwater for more than two minutes, at which time Garnes' nephew pulled him from the water. Pool lifeguards did not respond until that time, according to the lawsu

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