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Wife pleads as search continues for missing kayaker

Patricia Kitts says her husband Rick went kayaking Aug. 11 on Tellico Lake and didn’t return; TWRA search continues in Blount County.
WHO: Patricia Kitts; Rick Kitts; Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA)
WHAT: Search continues for a missing kayaker, Rick Kitts, after he went kayaking on Tellico Lake and did not return.
WHEN: Aug 17, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
WHERE: Blount County, Tennessee (Tellico Lake)
WHY: Cause not yet established.

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