Cumberland River Drowning

[fishin-fool]

That's awful.

[buickfan70]

Does anyone know if he had a life jacket on or not?

[rooster]

Yes he was wearing a lifejacket. he was close to the sluice gates when his boat flipped and it pulled him into the hydrolics and kept him under. there was nothing anyone could do

[Shellkat]

I’ve fished down there many, many times. That sluice gate is very unpredictable , water changes direction , pull constantly . Your big motor better start on the first crank every time, it takes a large t- motor to pull you away from it until a certain point, never get that close to find out if mine will. Sorry to hear this but be very careful around it.

[buickfan70]

I was thinking that someone could still drown while wearing a life jacket at a lot of these dams. Sad to hear.

[mhall]

Jeff I am very sorry to read this...

[riverrat12]

Yes so sorry to hear, prayers sent to the family.