Third Body Found in Tennessee River Near Shiloh

A body believed to be the third missing boater from Obion County has been found in the Tennessee River.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says the body was found about 7 am Thursday in the same area as the two previous bodies - near Shiloh National Military Park - about nine miles from Pickwick Dam. This body has also been sent to the Medical Examiner's office in Memphis for an autopsy and identification. 

Hardin County officials have suspended their search and recovery efforts, pending results from the Medical Examiner. 

Officials believe the three boaters, 43-year-old Kenneth Driver, his 15-year-old son, and another 15-year-old, were seen in surveillance video going through the floodgates of the dam on February 22. The boys were members of the Obion County Central Bass Fishing Team. 


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The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says a second body was recovered from the Tennessee River on Wednesday morning, and it is also thought to be one of the missing Obion County boaters.

KYTN reports that the second body was recovered around 8:00 am, near the Shiloh National Military Park in Hardin County, close to where the first body was discovered.

The bodies have been sent to Memphis for autopsies and identification.

A boat containing two 15-year-old boys, who were members of the Obion County Central Bass Fishing Team, along with 43-year-old Kenneth Driver, was seen in video surveillance going through the floodgates at Pickwick Dam on February 22nd.

During the past 18 days, numerous search crews have conducted surface and sonar scans in attempts to locate the missing boaters.