RedactedNarrative: On 2/28/2020 at approximately 20:45 I was notified by TWRA dispatch of a boat accident that had occurred on Percy Priest Lake in the area of the 7 Points Recreation Area.  The caller stated that their Jonboat had capsized and 3 people were in the water.  I arrived on scene and the 3 victims had already been transported to the hospital by Nashville Fire and Rescue.  I found and secured the Jonboat and then went to Summit Hospital to interview the victims.  
  
  Operator and his 2 sons, Subject1 age 16 and Subject2 age 9, launched their 14'' Jonboat onto Percy Priest Lake at the 7 Points Recreation Area boat ramp at approximately 19:15 on 2/28/2020.  Operator said that when they launched the boat he noticed that the water was calm and there was little wind but they all put their lifejackets on.  He stated that the purpose of their voyage that day was to meet up with their church group at Long Hunter State Park to have a cookout.  They took with them approximately 50lbs of cooking supplies.
  
  At approximately 19:30 they were underway and headed south out of Suggs Creek when he noticed that the waves started getting rough and that the wind had picked up.  He was doing his best to hit the waves “head-on” in order for the boat to not get swamped from over the port side.  As the waves were getting bigger he then noticed that there were a few inches of water in the bottom of the boat at his feet.  At about that same time a wave came over the boat and swamped them.  All 3 of them went into the water and the boat capsized. 
  
  They all 3 attempted to swim to shore but Operator and Subject2 could not make it due to the size of the waves.  They noticed a headlamp from a fisherman on the bank and Subject1 decided to try to make it to the light that he was seeing to get help.  After approximately 40 minutes of swimming Subject1 made it to the shore and went up to the fisherman and was able to call 911.  Operator and Subject2 continued to get farther and farther away from the shoreline where the fisherman was and after approximately an hour and 20 min in the water a Nashville Fire and Rescue boat found them and transported them back to the boat ramp.  All 3 individuals were transported to the hospital to be treated for hypothermia.
  