RedactedNarrative: During the early morning hours of 4 January 2020, the 911 Central Dispatch Center in Decatur began receiving numerous calls about multiple boats sinking and several unaccounted for during the launch of the "Winter Blues on Wheeler" catfish tournament. 
  
  Around 0400 hours, Operator launched his boat on Wheeler Lake as a participant in the tournament. He launched his boat from Ingalls Harbor and began heading downstream. Almost immediately, he encountered strong winds and large swells that quickly swamped his vessel and pushed him into the rock bank near the Morgan County Rescue/Marine Police boat house. 
  
  At the time of the accident, TVA had all the gates on Wheeler and Guntersville Dams open due to flooding rains, creating a very strong river current. also, winds were sustained at 20 mph from the Northwest with gust over 40mph creating hazardous water conditions on the lake. The boat was recovered by Morgan County Rescue Squad.
  