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North Carolina Man Dies During Bass Tournament in Northeast Tennessee

By Ronni Chase May 10, 2026 | 10:29 AM

A Boone, North Carolina man died Friday night while participating in a bass tournament on Watauga Lake in Northeast Tennessee.  Thirty-six-year-old Alexander Luster fell overboard and did not resurface. The incident is under investigation and marks Tennessee’s with boating-related fatality this year.