Three people were all occupants of a 14 foot Duracraft jon boat on the St. Mary's River approximately one half mile from Camp Pickney Landing when their boat had mechanical problems. An unidentified passerby described as a white male in a blue and white vessel stopped to assist the broken down vessel and the 3 occupants. The unidentified passerby began to tow the stranded vessel and its 3 occupants back to Camp Pickney when another boat passed by causing a wake that overturned the stranded vessel. When the vessel turned on its side the 3 occupants of the stranded vessel fell out of the vessel and into the River. Both female occupants of the stranded vessel received injuries caused by the fall from the vessel. The unidentified passerby assisted all 3 occupants out of the river and back into the vessel. The unidentified passerby finished towing the stranded vessel and the 3 occupants to Pickney Landing. The 2 female occupants were transported by Charlton County EMS to Charlton Memorial Hospital in Folkston Georgia. The 2 female victims were treated for the minor lacerations and released. Corporal went to other ramps in the area in a attempt to locate the unidentified passerby but were unsuccessful.
FOLKSTON