Second missing Chattanooga teen recovered from Tennessee River
UPDATE:
LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn.—Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) law enforcement officials assisted in the recovery of the bodies of two missing teenagers who jumped into the Tennessee River from Interstate 75 in Loudon County.
TWRA wildlife officers and investigators joined the search on Wednesday morning.
On Friday, they located and recovered the first victim using a Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV).
Sunday afternoon, Knox County Rescue identified a target, which TWRA investigators confirmed as the second victim using the ROV.
Divers with Knox County Rescue and members of the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office and Loudon County Fire Department recovered the victim’s body.
LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Crews recovered the body of a missing Chattanooga teenager in Loudon County this afternoon.
Authorities are still searching for another teen, while a third teenager is in the hospital.
No official word yet on their names, but all are believed to be from Chattanooga.
Early Wednesday morning, Tennessee Highway Patrol began pursuing a stolen car in Chattanooga.
The teens reportedly abandoned that car on the Tennessee River Bridge in Loudon County and jumped into the water.
The surviving suspect is in stable condition.
The third teen is believed to have drowned.
