On 8/2/2023 a boating incident occurred on Douglas Lake around 1300 hours. The incident occurred near point 10, across from Rimmer Creek and above Eagle Cove. The incident resulted in a boat fire and total loss of the vessel. Operator1 stopped his 2006 Tige 22VE boat to relax with his wife and two friends. After about 45 minutes had passed he turned the blower on and waited around a minute before starting his vessel. When he started the vessel a loud pop happened in the engine compartment. He opened the hatch to see smoke and fire. All four occupants then jumped overboard due to the fear of the fire causing the boat to explode. Another vessel witnessed this happened and picked them up. Officer with TWRA arrived on scene and deployed a fire extinguisher but it did not put out the flames. All efforts to extinguish the fire were unsuccessful. The vessel burned until it eventually sank to the bottom of the lake. This incident occurred in Jefferson County, TN.
DOUGLAS RESERVOIR
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