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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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Updated Story:By Jerry AskinA frightening experience for one man this weekend in the Tennessee River. What was supposed to be a fun day on the water, ended in a near tragic situation.Jason Prichard dove into the water for a swim yesterday and hit his forehead on a rock. 35-year old Prichard says he's thankful to be alive today.  He spent the tail end of Father's Day in the hospital after a horrible injury in the Tennessee River."I dove in and fortunately I turned my head," says Prichard.Prichard was fishing on a boat Sunday with his wife and daughter. They weren't to far from shore when he dove in the water hoping to swim to shore. He thought the water was 30 feet deep, but after hitting his forehead on a rock, he learned it was only 4 feet."I just miscalculated. We thought we were far enough from the bank to be deep enough, but people don't realize how far this cliff goes out until the lake," says Prichard.It happened near the Sequoyah nuclear plant around 3:30 Sunday. It took his family 30 minutes to transport him to emergency crews on the shore of Chester Frost Park.  Prichard says he's learned the lesson that people can never be too careful. "If you're going to go off and do something like this, just be aware of exactly where you're at in the lake," says Prichard.TWRA spokesperson Jason McSpadden has a few tips hoping this never happens to anyone else."Take every precaution to be safe as they can, keep a good lookout, control your speed where you need to, have adequate safety equipment on the vessel," says McSpadden."I'm extremely lucky to be here right now. It scared me and scared my family," says Prichard.Prichard will have his stitches taken out next week. He's hoping for a fast recovery and plans to be at work by Thursday. ____________________________________________________________Previous Story:by: Sarah JenningsA frightening ending to what was supposed to be a fun day on the water this Father's Day.An afternoon outing ended early on Harrison Bay, off Highway 58 in Hamilton County. That's where a 41-year-old man was boating with his family out on the Tennessee River Sunday afternoon when he hit his head on a rock.Around 3:30 p.m. an emergency call went out. The man reportedly dove into the water for a swim and hit his head. Tennessee Wildlife Resources officer Joe McSpadden told our crew on the scene the accident happened in front of the Sequoyia  nuclear plant.The victim's family rushed the man to shore where medics were waiting to treat him. McSpadden says the victim's injuries are not life-threatening. Right now there's no word on the man's identity or condition.

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