On  Sunday April 17th at approximately 1905 hrs I heard Wilson County Dispatching Officers to a boating accident on Old Hickory Res..  I made contact with Wilson County and our dispatcher.  Rutherford Co. Officer was close to my location and responded with me.  Lt Responded to Cedar Creek Campground.  where we launched our boat.  We were informed That a bass boat had crossed the wake of a house boat and two men were thrown from the bass boat.  Officer went to find the house boat that had rescued one of the occupants that was thrown into the water.   They then went to the site of the accident and inventory the bass boat.  Officer herald responded to Ceder Creek Marina.  The house boat returned to Cedar Creek Marina with The passenger of the bass boat. Sumner Co. Officer and Boat Accident Investigator Responded to the Family of Operator1 and the scene of the accident to help.  Witnesses were interviewed as well as occupant of V2.  Based on the information available we believe that Operator1 was operating a Stratos bass boat (TN 4241 ED).   Operator2 Was operating the house boat (TN 4096 AB) owned by another person .  The house boat was headed up stream at approximately the 234 mile marker and the bass boat coming down stream from outside the channel on the red can side.  Based on the condition of the prop, lower unit and wood pieces found on the unit we believe the bass boat struck a floating log then accelerated into the wake of the house boat throwing both Operator1 And occupant from the boat.  Witnesses from the house boat screamed to their operator to turn around they observed both individuals coming to the surface and one going back under and not seen again.  Members of the house boat pulled occupant out of the water.  Operator1 was found on the 27th of April at approximately 1600 hrs Emergency personnel from Wilson Co., Sumner Co., Davidson Co. , Tennessee Highway Patrol as well as a K-9 team from Clarksville all worked on the recovery effort.  TWRA had 9 Officers and other personnel involved in the investigation and recovery nearly 200 man ours were spent on this accident.
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