June 26, 2026
Murfreesboro man dead of apparent drowning
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The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency responded to a report of a drowning on Normandy Lake at approximately 4:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14.
According to the TWRA preliminary investigation, William Henry, 74, of Murfreesboro was participating in a fishing tournament on Normandy Lake and did not return to the weigh-in.
Several other anglers went to search the lake and found Henry unresponsive in the water near his vessel. A call to authorities was made and the Coffee County first responders pronounced the victim deceased. Henry was wearing a lifejacket.
This is the 19th boating related fatality on Tennessee waters in 2024. The investigation into this incident is ongoing.
