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Roy Herron Injured in Boating Accident

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STEWART COUNTY, Tenn. (JULY 1) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency responded to a call about a boating accident on Saturday, July 1, 2023, around 3:45 p.m. The accident occurred on Kentucky Lake at Panther Bay. Upon arrival, officers reported two personal watercraft (PWC) had collided.

 The preliminary investigation indicates Kayla McDonald, 25, was operating a Yamaha PWC and Peter Fagachugrad, 24, was operating a SeaDoo PWC when they collided.

McDonald and her occupant, Roy Herron, 69, were seriously injured and transported by EMS.

Herron is a Dresden, Tenn.-based attorney and served in the Tennessee House of Representatives and Tennessee Senate. He is an ordained Methodist minister. and an author. He also taught at Vanderbilt University. 

The McKenzie Banner learned Herron was ground transported to a local hospital and airlifted to a Nashville hospital.

TWRA is currently investigating the incident.