HAMILTON-Authorities in Marion County have notified all Shoals Area law enforcement to be on the lookout for two missing fishermen who didn’t return home from a weekend fishing trip to the Shoals.

Marion County Sheriff Kevin Williams tells ShoalsInsider.com that 55-year-old Kirnes D. McCarley, and his 27-year-old nephew, Landon McCarley, [...]]]>

Kirnes D. McCarley

HAMILTON-Authorities in Marion County have notified all Shoals Area law enforcement to be on the lookout for two missing fishermen who didn’t return home from a weekend fishing trip to the Shoals.

Marion County Sheriff Kevin Williams tells ShoalsInsider.com that 55-year-old Kirnes D. McCarley, and his 27-year-old nephew, Landon McCarley, left home from Marion County early Friday morning and haven’t been heard from since.

Landon McCarley

The two men were reportedly headed to an area known as Coffee Slough, which is near Seven Mile Island.

Sheriff Williams said the two left in a red 1999 Chevy truck pulling a flat bottom aluminum boat. The truck license plate is 33BR870.

If you see the two McCarleys, please call 911 or your local police department.

ShoalsInsider.com – Keeping You Informed

As a service to our readers, we are running an update from the Velcro Pygmies Facebook page.

Saturday morning update: At about 8:30 this morning TVA shut off the dam giving us what we thought would be perfect recovery conditions. The divers went in and soon were faced with the unexpected [...]]]>

As a service to our readers, we are running an update from the Velcro Pygmies Facebook page. 

Saturday morning update:
At about 8:30 this morning TVA shut off the dam giving us what we thought would be perfect recovery conditions. The divers went in and soon were faced with the unexpected challenge of the water level being too low.

They found themselves in waist deep water which contrary to conventional wisdom made it nearly impossible to search. Our 3 hour time limit came rapidly and TVA was forced to turn on the turbines again. This increased the water level but also created an unsafe current in which to dive. The lead agency has secured a specialized recovery team trained in highly technical extractions and they will be onsite by 11 tomorrow. Should their efforts be unsuccessful the TVA has agreed to cooperate and either shut down the dam again or dramatically reduce it’s flow so the divers can once again make an attempt. Based on the K9 unit they are fairly sure they’ve pinpointed the location of Jeremiah and Jacob. Once again tomorrow we will be welcoming all friends to the upper parking lot nearest the Tourist Center at Mcfarland Park at 9am.

Thank you to everyone for your unbelievable love and support. You can’t imagine what this display of affection has meant to Jeremiah and Jacob’s family. PLEASE keep the warm wishes and status shares coming. They are a large part of what is keeping all of us comforted.

We love you.

Velcro Pygmies

 ***Please keep Jim & Jake and their friends and families in your prayers.***