Officials have identified a Lewisburg man who died after a boat was pulled into dam generators in Alabama over the weekend, according to authorities.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRN) — Officials have identified a Lewisburg man who died after a boat was pulled into dam generators in Alabama over the weekend, according to authorities.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said the incident unfolded at approximately 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, on Wilson Lake near Wheeler Dam in Lauderdale County.
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Authorities reported 72-year-old Dennis Neal, a 44-year-old and a 14-year-old—all from Lewisburg— were on a 1977 Hurricane fishing boat near Wheeler Dam when the vessel’s motor failed.
ALEA said the boat was drawn into the dam’s generators, which caused it to overturn. All three occupants were thrown from the boat and none were wearing lifejackets, officials reported.
A trooper with ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division and members with the Killen Fire Department reportedly rescued the 44-year-old and 14-year-old, who were found between two of the dam’s turbines.
After a search, first responders said they found and recovered Neal’s body near the location where the other two occupants were rescued.
Multiple agencies assisted with the rescue and recovery operations and the incident remains under investigation, according to the ALEA.
No other information was immediately released.