Two elderly men were fishing in a cove near Hobson Pike Bridge on the morning of June 7, 2011. At approximately 7:30 am the victim / elderly man fishing at the rear of the vessel hung his fishing lure. The man went to retrieve his fishing lure and fell overboard. The driver turned around and saw what happened and immediately entered the water to help the victim get back to the boat. Both men were wearing PFDs.  However the victim did not have his secured properly which caused it to come off of him when he went overboard. The driver called 911 and tried to revive the victim.  EMT''s on the scene could not revive the victim.  (A combination of the fall over board, health medical problems, age, stress of the incident, and water inhalation contributed to victims death.)
NASHVILLE                     