Penhook drowning victim ID'd as Roanoke man JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times Jun 12, 2025 Jun 12, 2025 Updated Jun 12, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save State authorities have identified the man who drowned in Smith Mountain Lake near Penhook on Tuesday as James Lavender, 54, of Roanoke.kAm{2G6?56C H2D @? 2 3@2E H:E9 7@FC @E96C @44FA2?ED 7:D9:?8 ?62C %9C66 !@:?E xD=6 sC:G6 :? !6?9@@< @? %F6D52J] p44@C5:?8 E@ 2 C6A@CE 7C@> E96 ':C8:?:2 s6A2CE>6?E @7 (:=5=:76 #6D@FC46D[ 2E 2AAC@I:>2E6=J bic_ A]>] {2G6?56C ;F>A65 7C@> E96 G6DD6= 7@C 2 DH:>]k^AmkAm“p7E6C DH:>>:?8 7@C 2 D9@CE 5:DE2?46[ {2G6?56C DECF88=65 2?5 H6?E F?56C E96 H2E6C[” 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 C6A@CE AC@G:565 3J E96 DE2E6 286?4J]k^Am kAm%96 s(#[ E96 $>:E9 |@F?E2:? {2<6 |2C:?6 '@=F?E66C u:C6 s6A2CE>6?E 2?5 E96 uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46 C6DA@?565 E@ E96 D46?6] w:D 3@5J H2D C64@G6C65 =2E6C E92E 6G6?:?8]k^Am People are also reading… What a quiet Memorial Day weekend at Smith Mountain Lake means for summer Virginia Tech baseball gets NCAA bid, heading to Los Angeles Public access to globally rare flower at Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve VDOT to change traffic pattern at major US 220 intersection in Franklin County Update: Police ID victims, driver in deadly I-95 bus crash On Smith Mountain Lake, a long drought meets a busy holiday weekend Federal judge denies homeschooled student's bid to play sports for Roanoke County school New York making 'significant' effort to host Winter Olympics Quick-acting witnesses thwart robbery at Virginia Walmart Smith Mountain Arts Council announces Photo Show winners Ferrum College announces new provost 'Glad I'm alive today': Survivors describe deadly I-95 bus crash Judge allows Trump to implement mail-in voting executive order DOJ launches criminal probe of E. Jean Carroll lawsuits against Trump Nearly all Great American State Fair acts drop out kAmw6 H2D ?@E H62C:?8 2 A6CD@?2= 7=@E2E:@? 56G:46[ s(# D2:5]k^AmkAmp D64@?5 >2? H2D C6D4F65 %F6D52J 27E6C 2AA2C6?E=J ;F>A:?8 @77 E96 w2=6D7@C5 qC:586] %96 >2? H2D 7=@H? E@ 2 9@DA:E2= 7@C >65:42= EC62E>6?E] }@ :?7@C>2E:@? H2D C6=62D65 (65?6D52J @? 9:D DE2EFD @C :56?E:EJ]k^Am Jason Dunovant (540) 981-3324jason.dunovant@roanoke.com 0 comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Watch Now: Related Video A1 Minute! May 30, 2026: Week in Virginia Katie Brady with Stafford County Fire and Rescue speaks about a bus crash Katie Brady with Stafford County Fire and Rescue speaks about a bus crash A1 Minute! May 26, 2026: Riverbend baseball goes back to back; Guys & Dolls onstage A1 Minute! May 26, 2026: Riverbend baseball goes back to back; Guys & Dolls onstage The 10 safest cities in the United States The 10 safest cities in the United States
