TWRA: Boating fatality on Mississippi River

PRESS RELEASE FROM TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY

Boating Fatality on Mississippi River

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 47-year-old Millington man lost his life when a 15-foot jon boat capsized on Friday, July 26, 2024, on the Mississippi River in Shelby County.

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officers responded to a capsized boat in the Mississippi River’s Mud Island Wolf River Harbor area at approximately 9 a.m. on July 26. The Memphis Police Department, Braden Fire Department, Shelby County Emergency Management, Harbor Patrol, Shelby County Sheriff’s Department Search & Rescue, and TWRA searched for the missing boater.

The body of Gary Riley, Jr. was recovered on July 27. He was not wearing a lifejacket. The incident is under investigation and is the 13th boating fatality in Tennessee this year.

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