Tyshon Dye, a former running back for the Clemson football team, drowned Friday during a picnic with his family at a state park in Georgia.
Dye, 25, was swimming at Richard B. Russell State Park with his two brothers when he started to tire in the water and couldn't make it back to shore, Elbert County coroner Chuck Almond said.
His two brothers saw him go under the water, but couldn't help him, Almond said.
The family called 911 at about 4:50 p.m. Friday. Dye's body was recovered later that afternoon, Almond said.
Dye's death was ruled an accidental drowning, he said.