Event Brief
TWRA probes boating death on Watauga Lake
Filed: May 09, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: TWRA is investigating after a North Carolina man died in a boating incident at Watauga Lake in Carter County on May 8.
WHO: Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA); Alexander C. Luster, 36, of Boone, N.C.; Carter County Rescue Squad divers
WHAT: Boating death investigation after a man fell overboard in a no-wake zone and did not resurface
WHEN: May 09, 2026 at 12:54 PM ET
WHERE: Carter County, Tennessee (Rat Branch boat ramp, Watauga Lake; Hampton)
WHY: A caller reported the man fell overboard in a no-wake zone and did not resurface; an autopsy has been ordered and TWRA is investigating.
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