RedactedNarrative: On July 28, 2018 at around 1530, operator and his son arrived at the John Sevier Access Area to launch their boat on Cherokee Lake. After launching their boat in the water, operator attempted to start the engine. Operator smelled a strong odor of gas, which he attributed to the flooding of fuel to the engine. Operator did not attempt to start the boat for 10-15 minutes. Operator attempted to start the boat following the delay and heard a loud noise and observed flames coming from the engine compartment. Operator located the fire extinguisher and began using it to extinguish the flames. The nozzle of the fire extinguisher fell off, rendering it useless. At that time, Operator grabbed his son, jumped from the boat, and swam to shore. They were sitting on the bank for approximately 5 minutes when Officer arrived to transport them to the John Sevier Access Area.
  
  
  