On Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at approximately 4:20 pm two subjects were swimming near a pontoon boat owned and operated by the same person.  The trio were above Moon Hill Bridge in the Muddy Creek section of Douglas Lake.  Operator states that the two had been swimming about 10 to 15 minutes when a strong windstorm blew the vessel approximately 75 to 100 yards away from the swimmers.  subject1 was able to make it to the boat and grab a hold while operator began trying to turn the boat around to pick up subject2.  The wind was too strong to turn the vessel around.  At this point Operator began to back the boat towards subject2 hoping that he would grab a hold.  operator took the motor out of gear but apparantly subject2 was in fear that the propellor would strike him and would not grab hold.  Operator states that he then threw a PFD to subject2 but the wind blew it away.  Operator then threw a Type 4 throwable device towards subject2 but it was just out of the victims reach.  Subject2 then went under the water and may have almost resurfaced once more before disapppearing.  Members of the Jefferson and Sevier County Rescue Squads were able to locate the victim in about 7 feet of water near where he was last seen.  The victim was resurfaced and transported by boat to a nearby ambulance.  The victim was then transported to Jefferson Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  An autopsy was requested and the victims body was then transported to Knoxville to be examined by the Knox County Medical Examiner.

*Update 10-07-10*
Officer added a toxicology report which is submitted as an eletronic attachment. An autopsoy report is pending.

*Update 01-03-11* 
Officer added the victims BAC to the report and finalized the report by adding the autopsy report and photographs that were taken at the scene.
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