Rafter Dies on Ocoee River Sunday, Tennessee’s 6th Boating-Related Fatality This Year

A Cleveland, Tennessee man died Sunday after he fell out of a raft on the Ocoee River.  Witnesses pulled 50-year-old Richard White from the water and performed CPR until first responders took over.  He was pronounced deceased at a nearby hospital.  Officials say Mr. White was wearing a helmet and a personal floatation device. This is the 6^th boating-related fatality on Tennessee’s waterways this year.