A man’s body was pulled from a vehicle submerged in Melton Hill Lake in west Knox County on Friday evening, authorities said.
The body was pulled out of the vehicle by Knox County Rescue Squad divers.
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Major Crime Unit is investigating the incident. Witnesses told detectives that they saw a white male back up his SUV from the boat ramp, then put the vehicle in drive and accelerate as it reached the water. This happened shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The body has been identified, but the name will not be released until next of kin has been notified, authorities said.
WVLT-TV in Knoxville reported that the submerged vehicle was reported at 3230 Williams Bend Road. That’s Melton Hill Park in west Knox County, which is in the Hardin Valley area and southwest of Solway and across the Clinch River from Clark Center Park in Oak Ridge.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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