RedactedNarrative: On July 23rd, 2022, at approximately 0850 TWRA Officers arrived on scene to the Chickamauga Lake Dam for a vessel that was on fire within the Dam’s Lock. Officers learned once on scene that the two occupants that were on board the vessel were transported to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga. The Fire on the vessel was completely extinguished by the Chattanooga Fire Department so officers went to the hospital to interview the occupants. 
  
  Officers interviews the owner of the vessel who stated that while in the lock attempting to lock downstream, he tried to turn on his bilge pump. After the switch was turned on, he noticed a spark coming from an exposed wire on the bilge pump circuit. Once the spark stated that’s when the operator started to notice flames coming from the engine area. 
  
  The owner grabbed his fire extinguisher to attempt to put out the flames, but the fire extinguisher did not work. The two occupants decided then to grab personal flotation devices and jump into the water before another vessel could come to their aid and remove them from the water. The two parties were transported by EMS to Erlanger Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns. 
  
  During the investigation officers learned that the owner of the vessel had not complied with the state registration law and the vessel was too badly burnt to be able to retrieve any sort of Hull Identification Number from the vessel’s hull. The vessel was pulled out of the lock and tied up on the bank. The incident occurred in Hamilton County.
  