A four-year-old child was seriously injured after being struck by a boat propeller during a boating incident on Douglas Lake Sunday afternoon. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Bill Thomas Wardlow Jr., 44, of Sevierville, was swimming near points 12 and 13 with three children under eight years old at about 3 p.m. on June 30, 2019. The wind ...
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Four Injured as Boat Runs Aground at Douglas Lake
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers are investigating a boating accident that occurred on Douglas Lake after a boat ran aground Sunday night on an island injuring four people and ejecting one occupant. Officers say that between 10:15 and 10:30 p.m. on June 17, 2018, a 2011 23-foot Mastercraft being operated by Brandon Watson, 21, of Strawberry Plains was traveling on ...
Read More »TWRA Urges Boating Safety as Memorial Weekend Kicks Off Summer Boating Season
The 2018 Memorial Day holiday weekend is May 25-28 and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency wants to emphasize the use of life jackets along with boating in a safe and responsible manner. The Memorial Day holiday weekend is regarded as the unofficial start to the summer boating season and is one of the year’s busiest boating weekends. Last year, there ...
Read More »Enter the TVA Photo Contest and You Could Win a GoPro Camera
TVA is conducting a summer-long photo contest to encourage folks to get out and enjoy our region’s wonderful natural resources, and then share the fun through their favorite photos. The contest began this week and runs through Labor Day. Prizes will be awarded to the top three entries. Entering the TVA Photo Contest is easy. Just take a photo to ...
Read More »Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Urges Boating Safety
Memorial Day holiday weekend is regarded as the unofficial start to the summer boating season and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency wants to emphasize the use of life jackets while boating in a safe and responsible manner. Annually, the Memorial Day weekend is one of the year’s busiest boating weekends. Last year over the holiday weekend, there was one boating-related ...
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