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Teenage boy drowns at Mead's Quarry Lake

KPD said rescue crews were called to a reported drowning at Mead's Quarry Lake at Ijams after the teen went under the water while swimming and never resurfaced.

UPDATE (10 p.m.): The Knoxville Police Department said a 14-year-old teenage boy drowned Thursday evening after crews attempted to rescue him and rushed him to the hospital. 

KPD said rescue crews were called to a reported drowning at Mead's Quarry Lake at Ijams after the teen went under the water while swimming and never resurfaced.

The Knoxville Fire Department said crews tried to rescue the teen around 8 to 8:30 p.m. Dive crews located him after 20 minutes of searching.

He was taken to the hospital as crews performed CPR on him, and later pronounced dead at the East Tennessee Children's Hospital.

KPD identified the boy as Jaylin Smith.

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