TWRA SEARCHING FOR MISSING FISHERMAN NEAR WATTS BAR LAKE
LOUDON, Tenn.- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officials are searching for a missing fisherman near Watts Bar Lake. On Wednesday evening around 9 PM, an overturned boat was reported in the lake. According to the release, the boat was found just upstream of the Highway 11 Bridge, though it is unclear where the fisherman went overboard. The TWRA says this has now transitioned into a body recovery effort.
According to a TWRA officer, the missing boater is known as Jamie Rixie, 57, of Loudon.
The incident is still under investigation.