A Putnam County man has died during a boating incident at Chickamauga.
On Sunday, Officers with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and other local authorities responded to a call and say 21-year-old Austin Sigh of Monterey entered the water to help load a 16-foot cabin cruiser.
As he was helping, TWRA says he died due to environmental factors.
His body was recovered in less than 10 feet of water and taken to the Meigs County Coroner’s Office.
TWRA says this is the fifth fatality in 2025.
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