Balzey

Prayers needed for 2 high school students & 1 dad missing from tournament on Pickwick lake Saturday

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

In the works.

Where are you located B?

Balzey

Sorry bout that I’m n Lebanon tn Pickwick lake borders Tn. & Ala. I’m 30miles East of Nashville

CamT Loc: La Porte, Texas

Prayers from Texas

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

Thanks keeps us updated please.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

I'm a seasoned Pickwick fisherman, been fishing there 40 years. With the river in the shape it's in right now not so sure I'd want to put in right now, and if I did I'd be extremely careful. The Tennessee River is a beast when it's flooded.

Balzey

Yeah Ivey I just hope & pray they’re safe

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

I hear ya, so do I. Lots of places on Pickwick to run aground maybe they're sitting on a shoal somewhere.

Egghead

Any word today on this group??? Have they found them???

Balzey

Haven’t heard I missed evening news

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

HARDIN CO., TN (WSMV) — Crews searching for three missing fishermen on Pickwick Lake in Hardin County have recovered the boat they were in. It had extensive damage. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says they believe the boat went through the dam's flood gates. It was recovered below the dam near Savannah, but there was no trace of the boaters.

Water conditions near the dam are extremely dangerous; a lot of water is flowing through the river and dam right now, according to TWRA. While we don't know the names of the people on the boat, we do know they are part of the Obion Central High School fishing team competing at Pickwick Lake.

Two fifteen-year-olds and an adult chaperon, who is also the father of one of the boys, are missing. Amy Snider with TWRA says because condition are so rough, they are turning away people who are volunteering to look for the boaters.

"One thing we do ask the public, is we appreciate all the offers from the volunteers, however, due to dangerous and hazardous conditions on a water raft, we ask volunteers to please stand down, and let the pros handle the search," said Snider.

There are ten agencies searching the water. TWRA says the boaters were wearing life jackets, as far as they know. The search efforts were suspended Monday at Dusk. They will pick up again Tuesday morning.

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

If that bad of conditions why was it not canceled?

Egghead

That's not good. Hate to hear stuff like this.

Balzey

Thanks for the update Ivey the news I heard this morning didn’t have that info I’m still hopeful

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

With any luck they got out before the boat went through the dam. I really hate to hear this type thing, I was young once and did some pretty dangerous stuff myself. The Tennessee River is no place to be when it's flooded as it has been and the wind was up this past weekend too. I've seen 6 ft standing waves when there's with wind and current on Pickwick. Saw a 21' Ranger spear one of those waves and yes a Ranger will sink too, no matter what the adds say. I have personally fished 6 people out of Pickwick Lake 4 from a small aluminum boat and 2 out of the Ranger, luckily they all lived.