A BOATING ACCIDENT IN CARTER COUNTY HAD CLAIMED THE LIFE OF AN ELIZABETHTON MAN. 68 YEAR OLD JOE PIERCE DIED AFTER THE 17-FOOT CANOE HE AND ANOTHER MAN WERE IN OVERTURNED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE WATAUGA RIVER UPSTREAM OF HUNTER’S BRIDGE. WHEN THE CANOE CAPSIZED, BOTH MEN WERE THROWN INTO THE WATER. THE OTHER OCCUPANT SWAM SAFELY TO SHORE.