Several rescued from sinking boat on Old Hickory Lake

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OLD HICKORY, Tenn. -

Several people were rescued from a boat that was taking on water on Old Hickory Lake Wednesday.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, the Nashville Fire Department and Sumner County Rescue Squad responded to the scene located at 1188 Cinder Road around 5:40 p.m.

Six to eight people were onboard the boat.

TWRA officials pulled all of the occupants to safety.

Additional information was not released.

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