Friends of Antwon Carter said to know him was to love him and now they’re mourning the Heard County High School linebacker – following a tragic accident during a trip with his teammates to Alabama.

Heard County is about 60 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta

Carter and a few of his teammates were on a last-minute trip to wrap up their summer, according to Head Football Coach Shane Lasseter.

The teens were at a park near Fort Payne, and were jumping off a rock according to Lasseter, when Carter reportedly got caught in a current running behind the rock.  Lasseter said that fellow players weren’t able to get to Carter in time.

The date of the accident is unclear.  News outlets reached out to Fort Payne authorities on July 26th and are awaiting a response

Carter was just a week shy of starting his senior year on August 3rd according to a school calendar; reportedly Carter was being eyed as a college football prospect but it’s unclear just where he planned to commit.

We’ll have more on this story as it develops.

(The Charlotte Observer/www.AL.COM)