Redneck famous last words: "Hold my beer and watch this!!!!!"

From the Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel:

LAFOLLETTE — A 26-year-old Ohio man had told friends Sunday he
wondered what it would be like to jump from a moving boat just before
he leaped into Norris Lake, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
said today.

Peter Gruber, of Glendale, Ohio, was in a 25-foot Powerquest running
at 35-40 mph when he went overboard into 60 feet of water, witnesses
told the TWRA.

There were nine people on board when Gruber jumped, according to TWRA
spokesman Allen Ricks, and the boat’s occupants had been drinking.

No charges have been filed, but the investigation is continuing.

Recovery operations for Gruber’s body resumed today, and Ricks said
sonar had located a target.

Gruber jumped into the lake about 6:15 p.m. near the Powder Mill Boat
Ramp in Campbell County.

He went in and never resurfaced, according to his companions.

The LaFollette Rescue Squad is leading the recovery effort.

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