TWRA Dispatch was notified by Wilson Co EMA at approximately 1230hrs of a boating incident that occurred on Old Hickory Lake near the mouth of Cedar Creek.  Initial reports were that the vessel impacted a submerged object resulting in the outboard motor breaking off and landing on top of the operator causing critical injuries.  Initial TWRA units began response to the scene. *** TWRA Dispatch was notified by Wilson Co EMA of a boating incident that occurred on Old Hickory Lake near the mouth of Cedar Creek.  Initial reports were that the vessel impacted a submerged object resulting in the outboard motor breaking off and landing on top of the operator causing critical injuries.  Initial TWRA units began response to the scene.
Upon TWRA officers arriving to the scene, the patient (operator) was already being transported to Vanderbilt Hospital via life-flight for treatment.  Officers secured the involved vessel and conducted witness interviews.  Sgt. went to Vanderbilt Hospital to contact the operator and any family members.  Officer arrived on scene to coordinate with the operator’s family and friends on obtaining the boat trailer for the involved vessel.
Sgt. then contacted me to request I take over the incident investigation and be en route to the scene to help secure the vessel and its transport to the Stones River Boat Incident Compound (SRBIC).  
I arrived on scene at approximately 1500 hours and gathered the witness statements and all necessary paperwork from the initial responding officers.  I then transported the involved vessel to the SRBIC for inventory and initial photos.
It is still undetermined if the object that was hit was a floating object or a stump/log below the surface water.
More information will be provided as this incident is under further investigation.
OLD HICKORY RESERVOIR
MOUNT JULIET                  