A Bondurant man has died after suffering a massive heart attack while boating in Whitebreast Bay.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to a 911 call of a capsized boat and a man who was unresponsive. They report 63-year-old Michael Nicholson likely died of a heart attack that sent him into water. Nicholson’s wife was with him and was able to hold on to her husband after he entered the water until other boaters arrived to assist.

The couple was pulled out of the water within minutes and taken to the boat ramp where emergency personnel were waiting. Nicholson was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Knoxville Township Rural Fire Department, Knoxville Fire and Rescue, and Army Corp Rangers also assisted on the call.