KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A woman boater was found dead at Boone Lake on Thursday afternoon, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. On July 7, the TWRA identified her as Whitney Dunn, 42, from Piney Flats.
TWRA responded to a call regarding a missing boater at around 6:30 a.m. After investigating, it was revealed the woman left a group of friends the previous night and did not return home, TWRA said.
The boat was later found near Point 20, downstream from Jay’s Boat Dock which impacted the shoreline and was partially submerged, according to TWRA. Officers then used a remotely operated underwater vehicle unit to find the boater who was pronounced dead at the scene.
This incident brings the total number of boating-related fatalities in Tennessee for 2023 to 15 and remains under investigation, according to TWRA.
