Mother's drowning death highlights need for Spanish safety signage at Percy Priest Lake

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A mother's tragic drowning death highlights the need for multilingual safety signs around Percy Priest Lake.

Her family said that she didn't speak English and couldn't read the warning signs posted around the lake. Martin Ambrosio, his wife Amarilia Ambrosio, and their three children headed to Percy Priest Lake on Sunday, August 4. They were relaxing near the Sevens Point Recreation Area when the unthinkable happened.

"We went to the lake and we spend a moment enjoying the water," Ambrosio said. "Suddenly — I don't know if she slipped or threw herself in the water to help our kid. ...