Four children injured while tubing on Tellico Lake

LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (WATE) — Four children were injured while boating on Tellico Lake on Wednesday, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).

The children were on the inner tube being pulled behind a boat when another boat hit them, TWRA said in a news release. The collision occurred around 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Three out of the four children were taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with serious injuries.

The incident remains under investigation.

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7/17/23