MALE & FEMALE (VICTIM) WERE PART OF A GROUP RIDING THE RAPIDS AND WATERFALLS OF THE WOLF RIVER. THEY WERE THE FIRST OF THE GROUP AND WENT OVER THE BIG SMOKEY FALLS. THEY MOVED THEIR RAFT TO THE SIDE BELOW THE FALLS TO OBSERVE OTHER RAFTERS GO OVER THE FALLS. ONE RAFT WITH MALE & FEMALE THAT FOLLOWED CAME OVER SAFELY & MOVED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE BELOW THE FALLS. THE MALE VOLUNTARILY WENT INTO THE WATER. BUT HE BEGAN TO STRUGGLE IN THE CURRENT UNDERTOW DRAWING HIM TOWARD THE FALLS. FEMALE IN THE OTHER RAFT, AND THE FEMALE--VICTIM CALLED TO THE MALE IN THE FIRST RAFT TO HELP THE STRUGGLING SWIMMER. THE MALE SUCCEEDED IN RESCUING THE MALE SWIMMER THAT WAS IN TROUBLE. SHORTLY AFTER THE RESCUE, THE MALE (FIRST RAFT) NOTICED HIS FEMALE (VICTIM) COMPANION IN THE WATER WITH NO PFD SCREAMING FOR HELP. THE MALE IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO SWIM TOWARD THE FEMALE(VICTIM) BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH HER. SHE APPEARED TO BE DRAWN TOWARD THE FALLS BY THE UNDER TOW, AND DISAPPEARED BENEATH THE FALLS. EFFORTS BY RAFT RENTAL BUSINESS EMPLOYEES & OTHER RAFTING PARTIES DID FIND THE VICTIM. THE VICTIM'S BODY WAS FOUND NEXT DAY ABOUT .75 MILE DOWNSTREAM OF THE FALLS.
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