A 51-year-old Georgia man drowned Saturday in Chickamauga Lake, officials said.
According to a news release from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, local authorities responded to a 911 call around 1:15 p.m. Saturday on Chickamauga Reservoir near Dogwood Drive.
Officers confirmed Randall Bradley of Rock Spring, Georgia, jumped into the lake to retrieve a piece of the swim platform that dislodged from a boat. Bradley was not wearing a life jacket and did not resurface.
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Bradley’s body was recovered from the lake around 8:30 p.m., according to the state agency. This marks the 16th fatal boating incident in Tennessee this year, authorities said.