TWRA Reports 2 Boating Related Fatalities Over Memorial Day Weekend

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reported there were two boating related fatal incidents during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Both incidents occurred in the evening on Monday, May 30.

One incident involved a collision between a pontoon boat and personal watercraft on South Holston Lake in Sullivan County. The incident resulted in the death of a female passenger on the personal watercraft and serious injuries to the male operator.

The other incident involved a 19-year-old Rhea County woman. She entered the water from a boat and did not resurface. Her body was recovered from Watts Bar Lake.

There have been 12 boating-related fatalities thus far this year.

Two other incidents resulted in serious injuries and there was one involving property damage. TWRA officers made 25 boating under the influence arrests over the weekend.

You can find tips on safe boating practices here.