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Barren Fork River
Coverage of Barren Fork River in the Nexus archive.
- Middle Tennessee man dies on Barren Fork River, tenth fatality this year says TWRA
A Middle Tennessee man died on the Barren Fork River, marking the tenth fatality this year according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
- Middle Tennessee man dies after falling from boat on Barren Fork River, TWRA says
A 48-year-old man from Manchester died after falling unresponsive from a boat on the Barren Fork River near Mount Leo, Tennessee. Emergency responders, including TWRA, EMS, and rescue squads, transported him to a hospital, but he did not survive. This incident marks Tennessee’s 10th boating-related fatality of 2026.