TWRA Investigating Fatal Boating Accident on Normandy Lake

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM

By Kim Albright

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is investigating a deadly boating incident Normandy Lake.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is investigating a deadly boating incident Normandy Lake. According to the TWRA, at approximately 11:30 Friday morning, officers were notified of an unoccupied boat drifting on Normandy Lake in Coffee County, which was later determined to have been operated by 21-year-old Ashton Matney of Lawrenceburg. His body was recovered by dive teams about 8 o’clock Friday night in approximately 10 feet of water. According to the TWRA. He was not wearing a personal floatation device. The TWRA said this incident marks the second boating-related death on Normandy Lake and the fifth on Tennessee waterways this year.

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TWRA Investigating Fatal Boating Accident on Normandy Lake

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