RedactedNarrative: On June 20th, 2021 at approximately 1830 hours TWRA Region 3 dispatch was notified of a boat accident at Spring City Boat Dock in Rhea County a juvenile was struck by a vessels propeller and was injured. 
  
  As TWRA officers arrived it was learned that a family was swimming around the vessel close to around Duck island when the vessel became to drift close towards the shore. One of the parties, to prevent the vessel from going onto the shore tried to back the boat up. 
  
  While the operator was backing the boat in a slow speed another swimmer in the back noticed a juvenile was being sucked under the boat. The swimmer advised the operator to stop and he pulled the child back up from under the water. It was then noticed that the juvenile had severe lacerations to his right leg. 
  
  The parties contacted 911 emergency services and was able to meet up with first responders at the Spring City Boat Dock. As TWRA officers arrived on scene and were able to interview the operator it was learned that the operator had not consumed alcohol and officers received no clues of impairment by the operator. The injured party was airlifted to Erlanger Children’s Hospital in Chattanooga, Tn. The incident occurred in Rhea County.
  