Search to resume for missing boaters in Tennessee

Pickwick Dam is located on the Tennessee River in Hardin County, Tennessee.
Pickwick Dam is located on the Tennessee River in Hardin County, Tennessee.

SAVANNAH, Tenn. (AP) -- Crews plan to search Monday for a Tennessee man and two teens who were reported missing following a weekend fishing tournament on Pickwick Lake.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency identified the missing as two 15-year-old boys and a 43-year-old man. TWRA spokeswoman Amy Snider-Spencer said the search on the Hardin County lake would resume Monday morning.

Obion County Director of Schools Tim Watkins told news outlets that the three were part of a high school fishing team and had been on the water Saturday for a tournament.

They were reported missing Sunday night after not returning home, he said.

"The boat which they were in was having engine problems before the start of the competition and did not leave the dock with the rest of the competitors," Watkins said.

"It was believed that they had taken the boat out of the water and gone home," Watkins said. "Evidently they decided to go ahead and try to compete."

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