A Fatal Boating Incident Over The Weekend On Cherokee Lake In Hawkins County Is Being Investigated By The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Officials Say 71 Year Old Edward McMillan Of Gate City Virginia Drowned After Falling Overboard Saturday Afternoon. Witnesses Said The Vessel Was About 60 Yards Off The Bank When It Overturned Sending Two Occupants Into The Water. The Other Fisherman Was Able To Pull McMillan To Shore, But He Didn’t Survive. Neither Men Were Wearing Life Jackets.