RedactedNarrative: On August 19, 2018 Operator and his girlfriend rented a canoe from Bone''s Canoe rental in Hurricane Mills near Waverly Tn.  They were dropped off on the Buffalo River off Seedtick rd in Perry Co at about 11:30am.  They had floated about 3-4 miles downstream and became stuck on a submerged log, where Operator stood up and tried to"rock" the canoe loose, but ended up flipping the canoe over, in 3-4ft of water.  The contents of the canoe came out of the boat, and Operator went after a lost paddle and stepped into some deeper water where he went under.
  Girlfriend said he went under and never surfaced, she tried to go to Operator but the current was too strong. She got to the east bank of the river where she yelled for help, but no one was around. Girlfriend walked to a house off of Seedtick Rd where they called 911.  Humphreys and Perry Co rescue squad and Sherriffs Depts responded and called TWRA .  Dickson Co. Dive Team found the Body of Operator around 17:30 under a rock bluff in about 9 ft of water on the west bank of the river. He was transported to Three-rivers hospital in Waverly TN where he was pronounced dead, cause of death was proclaimed to be due to Drowning.
  