‘I could not discover him’: Spouse of UNC professor pulled from lake speaks out :: WRAL.com

Just sooner or later after the physique of a beloved professor on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was pulled from a lake, his spouse, who claimed she was the final particular person to see him alive, is talking out. 

One day after shedding her husband, Hannelore Jarausch continues to course of the lack of Konrad Jarausch. She says the beloved historical past professor at UNC spent many years instructing in Hamilton Hall, wrote greater than 50 books, and liked to swim.

“Most of the time we went swimming together, but he was a much stronger swimmer than I,” Jarausch mentioned.

According to the Chapel Hill Police Department, Konrad had been swimming close to Lakeshore Drive in a residential space Tuesday morning. Jarausch mentioned it was the final exercise they did collectively earlier than she overpassed her husband.

“I swam a little bit further, and I came back, and I couldn’t find him,” she said. “I didn’t have a phone with me,  and there was no one else at the lake. So I went next door to the house adjacent to the swimming area to ask for help.” 

Search groups spent hours on the lookout for the professor and finally discovered his physique round 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

“It’s very tough as a result of I preserve ready for him to point out up,”  Jarausch mentioned. 

Jarausch mentioned Konrad left behind two sons and 4 grandchildren, including that funeral preparations will likely be introduced at a later time.

WRAL News reached out to the Chapel Hill Police Department about Konrad’s reason behind loss of life and whether or not the lake is secure to swim in. A spokesperson mentioned they’d no new updates on the investigation, however supplied a hyperlink to the Lake Forest Association, which acknowledged that Eastwood Lake is a “swim at your own risk” lake.

WRAL News reached out to the Lake Forest Association and requested in the event that they plan on altering these guidelines. The affiliation didn’t instantly reply for remark.