Event Brief
UPDATED May 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
May 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Name released in Rockwood Marina death
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Melissa Pemberton, a traveling nurse, was found dead in an RV at Rockwood Marina; authorities responded Wednesday afternoon.
WHO: Melissa Pemberton, woman in her mid-to-upper 40s from Scott County and a traveling nurse
WHAT: Authorities released the name of a woman found deceased in an RV at Rockwood Marina and RV Resort
WHEN: May 29, 2026 at 2:48 PM ET
WHERE: Rockwood Marina and RV Resort, Roane County, Tennessee
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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