Event Brief
TWRA Probes Douglas Lake Boating Death
Filed: May 15, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET
Summary: TWRA investigates a fatal boating incident on Douglas Lake after an unoccupied boat was found adrift; victim recovered by divers.
WHO: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) game wardens; Jefferson County Rescue Squad divers; victim (identity pending family notification)
WHAT: Investigation of a boating fatality after an unoccupied boat was found adrift and the victim was recovered from the water without a life jacket
WHEN: May 15, 2026 at 3:51 AM ET
WHERE: Douglas Lake near the Rankin area across from Leadvale Access Area, White Pine, Tennessee
WHY: The circumstances of the victim’s death are being investigated; the victim was not wearing a life jacket.
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