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Smyrna Woman Dies in Ocoee River in East Tennessee

Aug 26, 2013 at 06:30 am by Bryan Barrett


A Smyrna, Tennessee woman was one of two who died while rafting on the Ocoee River this past weekend. The female died on Sunday after falling out of a raft and going under. Other boaters were unable to pull her to the shore. Her name has not been released.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is reviewing the flow of water at the time of the two incidents from this past weekend. The second drowning involved a woman from Atlanta, Georgia. Her name has not been released. 

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