November 12, 2026

Fairhope Police Investigating Possible Drowning

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

November 12, 2026

FAIRHOPE, Ala. A deceased person was found by a citizen near a private pier on Sea Cliff Drive around 7:45 a.m.

Fairhope Police Department officers, the Fairhope Fire Department and EMS responded to the scene.

Fairhope police said that they do not believe this was a criminal incident.

Officials said they are investigating the incident as a possible drowning.

An autopsy will be preformed to determine the cause of death.

Fairhope police said that foul play is not suspected.