At about 2130 hours Monday, the fire department in Guntersville, Alabama received a report that a kayaker had been struck by an inland barge and had gone missing upstream of the Guntersville Dam. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency launched a search that night, and the kayak, the individual's life jacket and kayak paddle were all recovered nearby.
https://maritime-executive.com/article/kayaker-struck-and-killed-by-barge-on-tennessee-river
