Operator was wakeboarding on Station Camp Creek when a severe thunderstorm developed over the area.  He drove his boat into Spencer Creek on Old Hicklory Lake and pulled into shallow water next to an island known as Tin Can Island.  Operator then dropped the boat''s anchor to secure it. Operator estimated the wind blew approximately 50 mph and waves formed that were approximately three feet high.  Water from the waves and rain entered into the boat, causing it to sink.  The boat sank to the bottom of the creek, approximately three feet deep.  When the rain and wind stopped, Operator and bystanders bailed out the boat until it was floating.  Operator  checked the engine oil and found water had entered into it.
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