The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will participant in the 2025 National Safe Boating Week, May 17-23, reminding all boaters to brush up on boating safety skills and the importance of wearing life jackets as they prepare for the summer boating season. This observance is held each year on the week prior to Memorial Day weekend.
So far this year there have been five fatalities on Tennessee’s waterways. One of the fatalities involved a paddle craft. Last year, there was one fatality over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.