Tennessee teen dies while tubing in an Alabama river
A Tennessee teen died while tubing on a north Alabama river.
The accident happened about 2 p.m. Monday on the Elk River off Wheeler Lake near Athens in Limestone County.
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Capt. Jeremy Burkett said the 17-year-old was on an inflatable tube that was being pulled by a SEADOO PWC, which was operated by another 17-year-old from Tennessee.
After fall from the tube, the victim was struck by a second SEADOO PWC operated by 48-year-old Kevin E. Burlison of Pulaski, Tenn.
The injured teen was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead a short time later.
ALEA does not release the names of juvenile fatality victims.
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