The Body of a Missing Kayaker is Found Making this the Sixth Boating Fatality this Year

The Body of a Missing Kayaker is Found Making this the Sixth Boating Fatality this Year

The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency says the body of a missing kayaker has been found.

In the sixth boating fatality this year, 31 year-old Benjamin Thomen’s body was found yesterday.

He was reported missing Saturday while camping with three others on one of the islands at Dale Hollow Resevior. He was last seen when he left to paddle to the Willow Grove Marina for supplies. His kayak was found yesterday and his body was found in 13 feet of water near Big Goat Island. He was not wearing a life jacket. The incident remains under investigation.