TWRA: Ooltewah man died after kayak tipped over at Harrison Bay State Park

HARRISON BAY STATE PARK, Tenn. (WDEF) – TWRA officials are at Harrison Bay State Park looking for a missing person after a boating accident.

Dispatch says officers were dispatched for a possible drowning.

The victim is a 27 year old Christopher Goodine from Ooltewah.

The TWRA say he is died after tipping his kayak and falling into the water.

They say they were called to Harrison Bay State Park just after 3:00 p.m.

The man and his girlfriend were swimming and kayaking when witnesses say the man was about 20 yards from shore in ten feet of water when he fell off the kayak and struggled.

Sad Update: @tnwildlife says they believe the missing person has drowned after tipping his kayak. He was 27 year old from Ooltewah. A nearby Harrison Bay State Park ranger and an off duty @ChattanoogaPD officer along with several others entered the water to help. ? https://t.co/gvJxNeCZHm

— Amber Worthy (@AWorthyNews) July 29, 2018

A nearby Harrison Bay State Park ranger and an off duty Chattanooga police officer along with several others entered the water to help the man.

The man went under the water and did not resurface.

The man was not wearing a life jacket.

TWRA along with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Hamilton County EMS, Hamilton County Special Tactics & Rescue Service, Dallas Bay Fire Rescue and the Highway 58 Fire Department responded.

Divers searched and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is currently utilizing a remote operated vehicle to search for the missing man.