WHITE PINE, Tenn. — The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office identified a teen who died Thursday night after rescue crews responded to a drowning at Douglas Lake.
The JCSO said 14-year-old Tristan Eilers from White Pine died in the emergency room after first responders pulled him out of the water.
Deputies said officers from the White Pine Police Department and an off-duty officer from the Morristown Police Department were the first to arrive after receiving a call about a drowning at the Leadvale Lake Access on Douglas Lake around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
A White Pine officer found Eilers and transferred him to a Jefferson County Rescue Squad boat where he was treated and taken to Morristown-Hamblen ER.
Deputies said Eilers attended Jefferson County High School.
"They were contacted and made councilors available this morning for his classmates and friends. We ask everyone to keep his family and classmates in your prayers in the coming days as they deal with this tragic event," the sheriff's office said.