RedactedNarrative: On Saturday, July 05, 2015, operator was fishing on his 16'' Avenger Bass Boat on Fort Loudon Lake when the boat sank. Operator claims that he noticed the boat taking on water and turned the bilge pump on to try and pump the water out. Operator then stated that the bilge pump stopped working and the water began to come in very fast, and began sinking the boat. Operator stated that he had his life jacket on and there was nothing that he could do. Operator had the boat removed from the lake on Monday, July 7th, 2014.