On 8/12/2023 Tennessee Wildlife Officers were made aware of an incident that took place outside of Blue Springs Marina on Watts Bar lake in Roane County. The original caller stated to officers that while leaving Blue Springs Marina heading back out to the main channel, in the narrow portion on the river right before it turns into the channel, he had come across a ski vessel heading in towards where the marina is located. 

This operator stated to officers that the ski vessel was in tow of a party skiing and was producing a large wake, once this large wake impacted his pontoon vessel it had caused damage to the front of his vessel. 

Afterwards, he approached the parties on the vessel, stating that the operator was a young female, and advised them that their wake caused damage to his vessel. The parties then went to the dock where they keep the vessel and went inside of the home. 

Officers used the information gathered by this individual to reach out to the registered owner of the ski vessel. The owner stated to officers that the two vessels did not pass in the narrow portion of the channel, and they had instead passed within the main river channel. The registered owner stated to officers that it was just people on the lake looking for a fight and had advised officers that after the incident had occurred that the parties on the pontoon boat chased down his daughter and followed her to the house to do bodily harm to her. The vessel owner did however confirm  what the reporting party stated, stating that the vessel was in tow of a skier at the time of the incident. There were no injuries resulting from this incident.

WATTS BAR RESERVOIR
KINGSTON                      