Crews are combing Lake Chickamauga near Chester Frost Park for a man whose boat is believed to have overturned, county emergency management officials said.
Campers at Chester Frost reported at 10:45 a.m. they saw someone in the lake clinging to a life jacket and yelling for help, according to the release from emergency services spokesperson Amy Maxwell. The campers went out in their own boat but didn’t spot the man, the release stated.
Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department responded with personnel and a boat to search the waters. A Mutual Aid response was requested for additional manpower and boats to assist Dallas Bay VFD. Volunteer State Rescue, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department, Special Tactics and Rescue Services (STARS), Tow Boat USA, responded to assist them on combing the waters.