HUMPHREYS COUNTY, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Funeral services have been arranged for 19-year-old Jerry Greer, the son of country singer Craig Morgan.
Greer passed away in a boating accident over the weekend.
The family tragedy began on Sunday, when Greer went missing after he was involved in a tubing accident on Kentucky Lake in Tennessee. He and a friend were on the same tube being pulled behind a boat when a wave knocked them off. Jerry went under and did not resurface.
Rescue crews recovered his body on Monday evening, and officials are still investigating the incident. A representative for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has revealed Jerry’s life jacket was “not Coast Guard approved”.
The TWRA rep also told The Tennesseean that Jerry may have collided with another tuber prior to going into the water, saying, “(There are) early indications that he and a friend both fell off of the tube as the boat towing them was moving. There is a chance the two collided with one another before they hit the water.”
The funeral for Greer will be held July 16.
Morgan has canceled a string of tour dates following the death of his teenage son.
He has axed 10 upcoming concerts scheduled throughout the rest of July.
His canceled gigs included a mix of festival and headlining shows throughout the U.S., including stops in California, Florida, and Alabama. He is still scheduled to take the stage at the Clatsop County Fair in Astoria, Oregon on Aug. 4.