Boating Fatality Reported on Watts Bar Reservoir: TWRA

Boating fatality reported on Watts Bar Reservoir: TWRA

MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A man was found dead in Watts Bar Reservoir on Sunday, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Around 8:30 p.m., the family of Leyroy Fairbanks, 59, from Meigs County, reported that he was overdue from a fishing trip. The family went to the ramp he had used and found [...]

Tennessee man’s body recovered from reservoir after family reported him late for fishing trip

The TWRA reported that the man’s body was pulled from the boat ramp area near the Watts Bar Dam on Sunday night.

TWRA: 50-year-old man found dead in Watts Bar Reservoir

The family of 59-year-old Leyroy Fairbanks reported him overdue from a fishing trip.

Meigs County Man, 59, Dies At Watts Bar Reservoir

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency game wardens responded to a call about an overdue boater on Watts Bar Reservoir just after 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, at the Te...

Meigs County man dies in boating incident

A Meigs County man tragically died in a boating accident at Watts Bar Reservoir Sunday night, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Rescue teams discovered Leyroy Fairbanks near the TVA boat ramp after his family reported him missing. Authorities noted he was not wearing a life jacket.

Boater found dead on Watts Bar Reservoir, TWRA says 19th fatality this year

A 59-year-old boater is dead after the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) says rescue crews recovered his body atWatts Bar Reservoir on Saturday, Octob