LOUDON, Tenn. (AP) — A fisherman drowned in an east Tennessee lake after he fell into the water as he tried to dock a boat in windy conditions, authorities said.
Robert Brown, 49, died Sunday after falling into Tellico Lake, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said in a news release Monday.
Brown and another man had been out fishing but returned to a community dock due to windy conditions, the agency said.
As the boat approached the dock, the wind pushed the vessel off course. Brown, of Tellico Village, then jumped onto the dock and attempted to pull the boat into the slip, the agency said.
“Brown fell into the water, went under, and never resurfaced,” the agency said.