On April 8th 2023 I Wildlife Officer received a call of a vessel crash that included only property damage that had occurred the evening of 4/7/2023 on Watts Bar Lake in Roane County. After speaking with the operator of the vessel he had stated that while him and his partner were driving downstream back to the boat ramp, they had driven up on some shallow water around the Morris Island area of the lake. After coming up on the shallow water the vessel had grounded causing the lower unit of the bass boat''s outboard engine to be removed. The two parties on board were able to get the vessel back to the ramp there after. During the incident there were no injures reported.
WATTS BAR RESERVOIR
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