A man died in a boating accident on Norris Lake this past Saturday, adding to the number of water-related fatalities reported in Tennessee so far this year. WVLT reported that the 58-year-old victim, who was not wearing a life jacket, fell off the back of a wakeboard boat and was subsequently struck by the same vessel.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), conveyed through WATE, informed the public that the distressing call came in just before 4:00 p.m., with officers arriving on the scene and locating the involved boat. Despite the swift response, no signs of the individual were observed at the surface during the search.
In a collaborative effort detailed by WBIR, a Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) and divers from the Knox County Rescue Squad worked determinedly into the evening, ultimately recovering the man’s body around 8:00 p.m. The incident became the fourteenth fatal boating accident in Tennessee this year, according to confirmation from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA)…