SURGOINSVILLE, Tenn. — A 51-year-old man found dead in the Holston River Wednesday evening has been identified, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
TWRA said at around 5 p.m. an unoccupied aluminum boat was found with personal belongings on board. It was near the boat ramp at Christian's Bend, in Hawkins County, according to a release from authorities. The boat did not appear to have been in a crash, authorities said.
They said rescue crews responded and they found the body of Dennis Wayne Jenkins, of Kingsport, around 200 yards upstream. They said the man was not wearing a lifejacket.
TWRA also said the body was recovered and has been taken to Quillen College of Medicine for an autopsy.