CARYVILLE, Tenn. – Wildlife officials say an Ohio man has drowned at Cove Lake State Park in East Tennessee.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says in a press release that the body of 50-year-old James Hamblin, of Hamilton, Ohio, was recovered by a rescue diver Friday.
According to WBIR-TV, Hamblin and a friend, identified as Bill Roddy, had rented a small boat to go lake fishing.
Investigators say Hamblin stood up in the boat, causing both men to fall into the water at about 9 a.m. Friday. Roddy, of LaFollette, was able to swim to the boat, but Hamblin didn’t make it and went underwater.
Roddy paddled the boat to the road and called for help.