Virginia
TWRA identifies Virginia man in drowning at Old Hickory Lake
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) identified the man who drowned in Old Hickory Lake on Thursday.
Around 12:45 p.m., the TWRA responded to a drowning at the Spencer Creek area of Old Hickory Lake.
The man, a 49-year-old from Petersburg, Virginia jumped into the lake to go for a swim. The TWRA said he was not wearing a lifejacket and did not resurface. Passengers aboard the pontoon boat were unable to find him, the TWRA said.
On Friday afternoon, emergency officials found the body of the missing man at about 5:30 p.m.
The TWRA said the incident remains under investigation. So far this has been the 18th boating fatality on Tennessee waters, the TWRA said.
Emergency crews from Sumner County EMA, Gallatin Fire, Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, Army Corps of Engineers, divers with Wilson County EMA and Hendersonville Fire, worked to retrieve the body.
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