Fore Note: Emergency personal spent all night looking for the possible drowning victim only to find him at 6:00 the next morning at JB's Country Store apparently never having been in the water. Alcohol may have been involved.

Somebody should have to pay the bill for this one.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 | 10:15 pm EST

LOUDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES, FIRST RESPONDERS AND RESCUE DIVERS, SEARCHING FOR POSSIBLE DROWNING VICTIM
 

LENOIR CITY, TENNESSEE - LCSO Deputies are on scene near the Canal Boat Ramp (Tellico Lake Boat Ramp) after being called to a report of a possible drowning victim who was seen entering the water and has not been seen since.

Loudon County’s Rescue Dive Team, EMA, Priority EMS, and TWRA are on scene as well. This is an active scene and more information will be released as it becomes available.


SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 | 9:07 am EST
 

MAN AUTHORITIES SEARCHING FOR IN POSSIBLE DROWNING FOUND SAFE
 

LENOIR CITY, TENNESSEE - LCSO Investigators can confirm that the man who was missing and thought to have drown last night, has been found and is OK.
 

He was taken to an area emergency room for treatment.


Missing Loudon County man believed drowned found alive and well

LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) -- The Loudon County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a possible drowning on September 5 at around 10:15 p.m.

Friday morning, rescue crews announced the man they believed to have drowned was found and is alive and safe.

The sheriff's office said crews searched near the Canal Boat Ramp after they were called about a person entering the water who was missing for several hours.

Crews with the sheriff's office, EMA, Priority EMS and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency assisted with the search.

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