Okfuskee County drowning victim's final act his best

 
By Ron Jackson
Published: August 8, 2008

MASON — L.T. Piggie II's last act was his greatest.

Piggie, 51, drowned Thursday night after rescuing his 4-year-old daughter, Nateasha, from a pickup that rolled into a large pond near their Mason home in north Okfuskee County .

Piggie and his 14-year-old son, L.T. III, were bass fishing at the pond when the truck suddenly lurched forward down a steep embankment and plunged into the water. Nateasha was...


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