Neighbors said a 45-year-old man who died in a fishing accident Tuesday afternoon was generous to others and will be greatly missed.
William Medina went fishing on Mountain Island Lake, fell in and drowned, officials said. He didn’t know how to swim.
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Medina, who was a father and entrepreneur, was well-known along Rosehaven Drive in east Charlotte.
His neighbor, Michele Washington, was stunned that Medina died suddenly.
“He was friendly,” she said. “He was nice. He helped you when you needed it.”
Washington’s son used to play with Medina’s son.
“So he’ll be devastated,” she said.
He was known as “The Hot Dog” guy in the neighborhood.
Medina’s neighbors said they were looking forward to seeing him with the hot dog stand.
“Neighbors would drive through here a lot, come from the other side of town to get his hot dogs and stuff and whatever else he had, but I know the hot dogs were pretty good,” Washington said.
Jmeralde Quijano was one of many children who received hot dogs from Medina and said everyone will miss him.
“I just want to tell him that everyone loved him,” Jmeralde said. “He was a nice guy and God loved him and his son too. His son is my friend.”
Medina’s family was unwilling to talk to Channel 9 after their loss.
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