CHIPLEY -- Several community members are contributing to the family of a former Chipley High School graduate after the 20-year-old was found drowned in a submerged vehicle earlier this week.
Leon County Sheriff’s Office divers found a 2001 Isuzu Rodeo submerged in the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee Sunday morning with the body of 20-year-old Jordan Rae Nedeau inside. Authorities were allegedly later told one of Nedeau’s Tallahassee Community College classmates was intoxicated when he drove the SUV into the river with Nedeau as a passenger, according to LCSO.
Since, a donation chest on the gofundme.com website has accrued more than $7,000 to offset costs incurred by the family from the tragic event.
Nedeau was a graduate of CHS, class of 2012.
The family will receive friends Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Thomasville Road Baptist Church in Tallahassee. A memorial service will follow.