Oliver Springs man drowns in Watts Bar Lake, sheriff says
A RCSO spokesperson said the drowning appeared to be accidental.
Published: Jun. 27, 2022 at 4:15 PM EDT
ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - An Oliver Springs man drowned in Watts Bar Lake on Saturday, according to a Roane County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson.
At around 4:30 p.m., RCSO deputies, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers and the Roane County Rescue Squad responded to an area of Watts Bar Lake known as “the Sand Bar” to the report of a drowning, officials said.
Roane County Rescue Squad personnel located the body of Lee Jenkins, 45, of Oliver Springs, in the water, according to a news release.
The spokesperson said the drowning appeared to be accidental.
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