KCSO: Body Found Floating Near Dock on Fort Loudoun Lake

KCSO: Body Found Floating Near Dock on Fort Loudoun Lake

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two bodies in two days . . . the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, August 30 finds a body floating near a private dock in Fort Loudon Lake.

KCSO officials say deputies responded to the 7800 block of Kara Lane around 9:50 a.m. to find the body of a deceased male. His body was taken to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center for identification.

According to the sheriff’s office, the KCSO Major Crimes Unit is leading the investigation.

This is the second body to be recovered in the lake in one week. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office said a man’s body was recovered near George’s Creek Tuesday night, August 29 by the Blount Special Operations Response Team.

BCSO says that body has not been identified and is pending autopsy by the Knox County Regional Forensic Center.

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