TWRA Boating Report from Memorial Day Holiday

THE TWRA IS REPORTING ONE BOATING RELATED FATALITY FROM OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE HOLIDAY PERIOD EXTENDED FROM 5 P.M. FRIDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT MONDAY. THE FATALITY OCCURRED SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN A 43-YEAR-OLD MALE VETERAN DROWNED IN PERCY PRIEST LAKE AFTER ENTERING THE WATER FROM AN ANCHORED VESSEL. THE INCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. TWRA WILDLIFE OFFICERS MADE 14 BUI (BOATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE) ARRESTS. AND OFFICERS SAW LESS NUMBERS OF BOATERS THIS YEAR DUE TO COOLER TEMPERATURES AND RAIN IN AREAS OF THE STATE. IN 2022 OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS RESULTING IN TWO FATALITIES AND THERE WERE 25 BUI ARRESTS MADE.

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