CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Clarksville father who lost his 12-year-old son to drowning in May is calling for the closure of Billy Dunlop Park after another child drowned in the same location on Sunday.
Enoch Tamba is still grieving the loss of his son William, who drowned in the Red River at the Clarksville park three months ago.
"I still feel I'm dreaming. It's been tough since it last happened, but family have been around the community, people have been in prayer with me," Tamba said.
On Sunday, tragedy struck again when an 11-year-old girl went missing in the same waters. Her body was recovered an hour later.
"His dream was cut short, and another parent is going through the same scenario, the same pain I'm going through. It is my humble appeal that the city council and Clarksvill