Follow Teen had ‘weird feeling’ before boat explosion that burned 80% of his body A metro Atlanta teenager is remembering a boat explosion on Lake Nottely in Union County last Fourth of July. Isaac Freeman, now 18, told Channel 2's Cory James that getting home was all the motivation he needed to push through months in the hospital. He said he had reservations about even going on the lake trip with family and friends, but decided to go at the last minute.