DOWELL – A man died early Friday morning after the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call of a man down on Union Avenue in Dowell.

The sheriff’s office says around 1:45 a.m., first responders arrived on scene and found 21-year-old Seth Betts unconscious and not breathing. Lifesaving efforts were initiated and Betts was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The sheriff’s office is investigating the sequence of events that led to the Betts’ death.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, the Dowell Fire Department, the Elkville Fire Department, Jackson County Ambulance Service and the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office assisted with this case.