The body of a teen kayaker who went missing in the Sequatchie River was found downstream from Ketner’s Mill Dam in Marion County, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
The Marion Rescue Squad located the teen’s body Tuesday about a quarter mile downstream from the dam, the state agency said in a news release.
The 17-year-old, identified by Marion County officials as Devin Lane Kunkle, initially went missing Saturday after capsizing his kayak around 5 p.m. CDT, triggering the initial call reporting a kayaker in distress at the Ketner’s Mill location on the Sequatchie River, agency officials said.
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Witnesses told officials the teen was fishing on the Ketner’s Mill side of the river and was seen paddling toward the opposite bank when his kayak overturned about midway across in the turbulent waters, the release said. Bystanders who made several attempts to help said the teen went under and did not resurface.