Nickajack Lake on the Tennessee River. Photo by Marie Cullis - becauseturtleseatplasticbags.com
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) reports there was one fatality over the July 4th holiday and Operation Dry Water weekend. The incident occurred on Center Hill Lake shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday (July 3) when a 57-year-old Brentwood woman jumped into the water from a ski boat and was fatally injured by the prop.
After receiving reports from the Agency’s four regions, the TWRA Boating and Law Enforcement Division compiled the holiday statistics. Three injury incidents occurred across the state, and 24 alcohol-related boating under the influence (BUI) arrests were made.
Lucky Knott is a longtime broadcaster, sportscaster, and news reporter, having worked in radio here in the Sequatchie Valley and in Coffee and Grundy County for many years. You can hear his news reports weekday mornings and afternoons on The River 104.9 WEPG in Marion County and Country Roads 93.3 in Dunlap/Pikeville. He is also Editor for SValleyNow.com - Sequatchie Valley Now.
