TWRA reports One Boating Related Fatality, Nine BUI Arrests during Operation Dry Water
July 10, 2019
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) reports there was one boating-related fatality and nine boating under the influence (BUI) arrests made over a four-day span which included the Independence Day (July 4th) holiday and the annual Operation Dry Water.
The fatality occurred July 4th on Normandy Lake in Coffee County. According to witnesses, a 61-year-old man from Huntsville, Ala., jumped off the back of a ski boat and swam away, but did not return. Individuals attempted to rescue the man.
