One person found dead in lake in Tennessee, investigation underway

TENNESSEE — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is investigating after a man was found dead Thursday in Douglas Lake in Jefferson County.

According to TWRA, officials received a report Thursday morning about an unoccupied boat containing fishing gear drifting near the Rankin area of the lake near White Pine.

First responders began searching the area and later located a man’s body in about eight feet of water using a remotely operated vehicle…

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