Updated: July 11, 2017

ACCORDING TO THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY, NO BOATING-RELATED DEATHS WERE REPORTED OVER THE FORTH OF JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. MORE THAN 10,700 BOATS WERE INSPECTED BETWEEN JUNE THIRTIETH AND JULY FORTH. THE TWRA ALSO MADE TWENTY ARRESTS FOR BOATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, THIRTEEN OF WHICH TOOK PLACE DURING OPERATION DRY WATER DURING THE FORTH OF JULY HOLIDAY. OPERATION DRY WATER IS A NATIONAL BOATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AWARENESS AND ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN. THE TWRA ALSO ISSUED 353 CITATIONS, 303 WARNINGS, ASSISTED 483 BOATERS, AND INVESTIGATED FIVE ACCIDENTS WITH FOUR INJURIES. THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY IS CONSIDERED THE PEAK OF BOATING SEASON.