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Body Of Missing Kayaker Found Sunday At Dale Hollow Reservoir

Apr 3, 2023 | 5:45 PM

The body of a missing kayaker was recovered Sunday afternoon at Dale Hollow Reservoir.  Officials say 31-year-old Benjamin Thomen, of Overton County, was reported missing around 7:30pm Saturday after he did not return to his campsite.  His fellow campers said they saw Thomen leave to paddle to the Willow Grove Marina for supplies.  A fisherman also saw him around Goat Island around 2:30 pm.  His body was reportedly found in 13 feet of water.  TWRA says he was not wearing a life jacket.  Thomen’s death is now under investigation. It is the sixth fatality on Tennessee’s waterways this year.