Accident Database

Report ID#68924

2022-01-01
accident date
Unidentified Man
victim
19
victim age
Conasauga Creek
river
FR 341 to Holly Springs Rd Bridge
section
In Polk County Tennessee
location
n/a
gage
n/a
water level
N/A
river difficulty
Caught in Low Head Dam Hydraulic
cause code(s)
Does not Apply
injury type(s)
Cold Water
factors
Private
trip type
Other
boat type
status?
status

Description

Andrea White heard about this accident from the head of Boating Education at TWRA and later got the details confirmed from the head of Law Enforcement for TWRA. A 19 year old and 2 minors went kayaking on Conasauga Creek in Polk County Tennessee on January 1. Life jackets in the boats but not wearing them. Went over a low head dam. The 2 minors were flushed out but the 19 year old got caught in the hydraulic. The 19 year old snd 2 minors were members of the local Mennonite community.