Louisville-area fire captain drowns during boating trip in Tennessee

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Louisville-area firefighter drowned in a boating accident while in Tennessee Wednesday morning.

In a news release, Okolona Fire Protection District Chief Mark Little said Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) officers responded to Dale Hollow Lake at 12:50 a.m. CST on a man overboard.

Okolona Fire Capt. Chris Berry was on a camping and fishing trip with friends and took their bass boat out fishing during the night. Berry reportedly stumbled and fell into the water…

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