Operator ARRIVED AT LAKE WHEELER AT APPROXIMATELY 9:26AM ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 18TH.  Operator WAS SEEN LAUNCHING HIS TRACKER BASS BOAT AT AROUND 9:35 AM BY ANOTHER FISHERMAN.  AT AROUND 10:35AM Operator WAS SEEN FISHING AT 10 POUND POINT WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS EAST TOWARD THE DAM FROM THE BOAT RAMP.  THERE WERE NO MORE OBSERVATIONS OF Operator'S BOAT AT THE LAKE UNTIL 11:30AM WHEN A PASSING BOATER SAW THE BOAT FLOATING WITH NO ONE ONBOARD.  THIS LOCATION WAS THE PENNY ROAD BRIDGE.  THIS SUBJECT PROCEEDED BACK TO THE RAMP AND NOTIFIED AUTHORITIES.  THE SEARCH BEGAN AROUND 12:10PM.

BODY WAS LOCATED AT 2:10AM ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 19TH ONLY 100 YARDS FROM THE PENNY ROAD BRIDGE.  Operator WAS NOT WEARING A PFD.  IT WAS STATED BY A FAMILY MEMBER THAT Operator WAS A DIABETIC.  IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS PLAYED A ROLE IN Operator's FALL FROM THE BOAT AND DROWNING.
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