From TWRA:

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The body of a man who went missing on Melton Hill Lake Thursday
afternoon has been recovered.
At approximately 9:20 a.m. today, August 22, 2025, a Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
(TWRA) investigator located the body using a Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) in 21 feet of
water. Divers with the Blount County Special Operations Response Team later recovered the
body.
The incident began around 4:00 p.m. on August 21, when the Oak Ridge Police Department
received a report of a missing boater. According to witness statements, a man and woman had
launched a boat from the Edgemoor Road ramp in Oak Ridge earlier in the afternoon. After the
boat experienced engine trouble, the female passenger was returned to the ramp while the man
remained with the vessel. A short time later, she observed the unoccupied boat had drifted onto a
sandbar downstream.
TWRA extends its gratitude to the Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Fire and Rescue,
Tellico Village Fire and Rescue, Blount County Rescue Squad, and the Knox County Sheriff’s
Office for their assistance in the search and recovery efforts.