ETOWAH, Tenn. (AP) — A 15-year-old Tennessee boy died when his kayak overturned on the Hiwassee River, officers stated.
The boy was with a bunch of 9 adults and 11 youths who had been on the river Saturday in kayaks and tubes, the Tennessee Wildlife Sources Company stated in an announcement, in response to information shops.
The teenager was final seen behind the group earlier than members of the social gathering “found the boy down river, unresponsive and away from his kayak,” the assertion stated. The kayak was later discovered on a downed tree.
The boy was taken to Starr Regional Hospital in Etowah and pronounced useless, officers stated. His identify wasn’t instantly launched.
The circumstances stay underneath investigation, officers stated.
