On July 12, 2009, Officers responded to a boating accident at the Jekyll Creek jetty rocks near the South Brunswick River.  Initial reports indicated that two people were seriously injured and one person was deceased.  Officer 1, Officer 2, and Officer 3 responded to the Brunswick Office to take a patrol boat to the scene, and Officer 4 responded to the Southeast GA Health System ER for evaluation of the injured victims. Officer 4 was able to speak briefly with the owner of the vessel involved and Officer 4 was advised by Passenger 1, owner of and passenger in the vessel, that the deceased female was the operator at the time of the accident.  The other passenger 2, advised Officer 4 that he was unsure of who was operating the vessel at the time of the accident.  Officer 1, Officer 2, and Officer 3 later advised that the vessel had struck the Jekyll Creek jetties while traveling north and that they had secured and photographed the scene and awaited SeaTow's arrival for salvage of the vessel and tow to the Brunswick Office for removal.  Investigation ongoing as of this report.
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