Has anyone contacted TWRA? They should be able to look up the registration number and locate/contact the owners. If someone's boat floated loose from a dock, they might think it was stolen and not realize where to look for it. On the other hand, if it's owned by a nearby homeowner as someone on the board speculated, those folks might need to be advised to move their boat to a more secure location. A lot of people have learned the hard way that keeping a boat on the shoreline is a good way to get fishing gear, etc stolen. Sad that there are people like that in the world, but true...

Isn't Cherokee in Region IV? If so, the # is 800-332-0900. If nobody has called already, it might not be a bad idea.

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