76-year-old man drowns at Hendersonville boat ramp

Colleen Guerry

May 16, 2024 at 2:43 PM·2 min read

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Sumner County first responders teamed up Wednesday in order to track down a man who drowned in Hendersonville.

The Hendersonville Police Department said it responded to a possible drowning at the Saundersville Boat Ramp on Caudill Drive at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15.

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Members of the Hendersonville Fire Department, the Sumner County Emergency Management Agency, Sumner County EMS, and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) worked with officers to find the body of Mervin Johnson Jr., 76, of Goodlettsville, who had drowned, according to authorities.

The TWRA said Johnson had been at the boat launch area when his boat drifted away from the courtesy dock. An eyewitness reported Johnson jumped in the water and tried to swim the boat back to the dock when he disappeared.

Officials said this marks the fifth boating-related death in Tennessee for 2024, adding that Johnson was not wearing a lifejacket at the time.

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“As the use of lakes and waterways for recreation increases during the summer months, it’s important to always wear a life jacket,” police said in a statement on Thursday, May 16.

If you have any information about this incident, which is still under investigation, you are asked to call the Hendersonville Police Department at 615-822-1111 or the Hendersonville Crime Stoppers at 615-594-4113.

No additional details have been released about Wednesday’s drowning.

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