MORE: Man dies after being hit by boat, TWRA says

HARRISON, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says 48-year-old man is dead after a tragic boating accident at the Harrison Bay State Park.

According to a Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency spokesperson, preliminary investigation suggests the man was at the Chickamauga Lake getting ready to wake-board when he was hit by Momba Ski Boat’s propeller.

Wildlife and boating officers responded to the incident, and it’s believed the man was dead on arrival.

The man’s name is being withheld pending next of kin notification.

HARRISON, Tenn. (WDEF) — Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency spokesperson Doug Markham says a man has died after being hit by a boat earlier this evening.

Markham says the man is thought to be in his 40’s.

TWRA spokesperson confirms man was hit and killed by boat, thought to be in his 40s @wdefnews12

— Dorothy Sherman (@DorothyHopeTV) August 7, 2017

The incident happened around 6:15 p.m. Sunday evening.

TWRA is investigating.

HARRISON, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is working an incident at Harrison Bay State Park.

It happened around 6:15 p.m. Sunday evening.

According to TWRA, a person was hit by a boat.

TWRA working an incident where a person was hit by a boat at Harrison Bay State Park @wdefnews12

— Dorothy Sherman (@DorothyHopeTV) August 6, 2017

An ambulance was called to the scene.