On 8/20/23 at or around 1500 hours a vessel incident occurred on the Holston River in Jefferson County, TN. Owner and subject1 were fishing from a 16ft tracker. 

The boat was anchored from the stern and was facing down river. The generators at TVA dam were turned on which caused the water to rise. Subject was anchored about a mile down stream. They were not able to pull the anchor and the vessel started taking on water. Subject put two PFDs on subject2 because he couldn''t swim. Both occupants exited the vessel and got to shore before the boat completely sank. As of 8/25/23 subject has not been able to recover the vessel. This occurred in Jefferson County, TN.
HOLSTON RIVER
NEW MARKET                    