Smith County Rescue Squad
Coverage of Smith County Rescue Squad in the Nexus archive.
- Rescue crews recover prosthetic leg after canoe overturns on TN river
Rescue crews in Smith County, Tennessee recovered a prosthetic leg after a canoe overturned on the Caney Fork river. No injuries were reported, and the group continued their trip after the leg was retrieved using a pike pole. The rescue squad noted a similar incident previously on Cordell Hull Lake.
- No survivors found after wrong-way interstate crash overnight in Smith County
A wrong-way crash on Interstate 40 in Smith County, Tennessee, resulted in two fatalities and caused a multi-hour road closure. Emergency responders reported one vehicle traveling eastbound hit another head-on near mile marker 258, with both drivers pronounced dead at the scene. The Smith County Rescue Squad and Gordonsville Fire Department collaborated during the response, and the road has since reopened.