A CARTER COUNTY MAN INJURED IN A BOAT EXPLOSION LAST WEEK HAS DIED. 72 YEAR OLD RODNEY OAKES DIED AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER LAST NIGHT. HE SUFFERED BURNS TO NEARLY 80 PERCENT OF HIS BODY AFTER HIS HOUSE BOAT EXPLODED FRIDAY ON WATAUGA LAKE. THE CAUSE OF THAT EXPLOSION IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT OFFICIALS BELIEVE IT STARTED FROM A PROPANE TANK THAT RUPTURED.