Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers and local authorities responded to a call shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday on Lake Chickamauga where a young man had died in the water.
Authorities said Austin Sigh, 21, of Monterey, Tn., had entered the water to aid in loading an older, 16-foot cabin cruiser onto a trailer when he succumbed to environmental factors.
His body was recovered in less than 10 feet of water and was transported to the Meigs County Coroner’s Office.
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