By Associated Press - Monday, July 17, 2017

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A body has been recovered following a search for a possible drowning victim in Tennessee.

WRCB-TV reports Chattanooga police and other agencies on scene recovered a body around midnight, after arriving around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Chattanooga firefighters, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officials and Hamilton County Special Tactics and Rescue Services responded to a reported drowning about 200 yards above the Chickamauga Dam on the Tennessee River.

No further details have been released. The identity of the victim has not been released.



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Information from: WRCB-TV, https://www.wrcbtv.com/

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