Two boaters found dead on Chickamauga Lake


The renovated Chester Frost Park includes 280 acres of campsites, boat docks, swimming beach, fishing piers,and a pavilliion on Chickamauga Lake.
The renovated Chester Frost Park includes 280 acres of campsites, boat docks, swimming beach, fishing piers,and a pavilliion on Chickamauga Lake.

Two boaters on Chickamauga Lake who had been reported missing since Saturday were found dead today along with a pet aboard their boat in a cove near Harrison Island, authorities said.

Carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in the deaths of Kristy D. James and Mike L. Richardson aboard the 34-foot Bayliner vessel, they said.

A family member had reported the victims missing, according to a Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency news release.

The bodies of both victims were taken to the Hamilton County medical examiners' office, and the investigation is continuing.

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