Lake Shawnee Swimming Pool Deaths
Lake Shawnee |
Like many locations with the reputation for being haunted, Lake Shawnee is no stranger to death. Mass burials of First Nations people, the Mitchell-Clay Massacre of 1774, multiple drownings on and near the property, and untold traffic fatalities in the vicinity make up a bulk of the deaths, But, there certainly have been others. In trying to find an appropriate way to actually blog about the deaths, both those confirmed and those presumed, I realized I’d have to break it up into multiple entries.
For this blog, I’ll be sharing some of the documentation for three deaths that occurred at the Lake Shawnee swimming pool, between 1930 and 1966. Two children passed away due to eerily similar drowning incidents, and a young gentleman died as a result of a skull fracture while riding on the pool slide. Again, this is by far a comprehensive look at the deaths associated with Lake Shawnee. All blogs dealing with Lake Shawnee here at Theresa’s Haunted History will be linked to my original page, Lake Shawnee Amusement Park.
WAYNE HARMAN:
On Sunday, June 4th, 1961, six-year-old Wayne Harman visited the Lake Shawnee Amusement Park with his family. His mom, Juanita, was in the pool with Wayne and his four other siblings. Although the pool was filled with other swimmers and allegedly had ample lifeguards on duty, at some point young Wayne slipped under the water…and never came back up. No one saw this happen, and it wasn’t until later when another swimmer felt the boy’s body under the water and alerted the lifeguards. Life-saving measures were taken, but unfortunately, it was too late. Wayne had drowned.
Later that year, Juanita Harman, Wayne’s mother, filed a $10,000 lawsuit against Lake Shawnee owner, C.T. Snidow. She alleged that the park was unsafe and negligent in the matter of her son’s death.
The Raleigh Register 06 June 1961 |
Beckley Post-Herald 09 December 1961 |
JOHN TALLEY:
The Charleston Daily Mail 04 July 1966 |
Death Certificate of John Talley Source: WV Vital Statistics |
Bristol Herald-Courier 10 August 1930 |
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