Body of Woman and Car Found in Center Hill Lake

March 18, 2024
By: Dwayne Page

A car and the body of a woman were found Saturday morning in the water near the Indian Creek Boat Ramp on Center Hill Lake.

Susan Niland, Senior Public Information Officer for TBI released the following statement to WJLE.

“At the request of 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, TBI special agents joined investigators with the DeKalb Co Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee State Parks, and the Army Corps of Engineers, in a death investigation at the boat ramp at the end of Indian Creek Road. Crews responded to a 911 call around 6am Saturday that a body and vehicle (Nissan Rogue) were in the water at Center Hill Lake. The woman whose body was recovered has been identified as 61-year-old Terri Lynn Patterson. An autopsy is scheduled to be performed. The investigations remain active and ongoing,” stated Niland.

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