RedactedNarrative: 	On June 18, 2021 at approximately 1426 hours, I received an email from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division office to contact owner/operator of stranded vessel.  I contacted Operator and he advised he launched his vessel from Cromartie Beach Landing and traveled upriver past the north sand bar (Dougherty County), where he hit an object in the water at approximately 40 miles per hour.  
  
  Operator advised the outdrive was inoperable and he thought the vessel had hull damage due to a small amount of water inside the vessel near the stern.  I asked Operator, “Did anyone aboard the vessel sustain any injuries during the incident?”  Operator advised that no one was injured.  I advised Operator that I was on the way and gave him instructions to make sure everyone had a personal floatation device (PFD), turn the bilge pump on if operable, and to contact me if current conditions changed.  
  
  	Corporal and I launched our patrol vessel from Cromartie Beach landing, where I operated our vessel to the shoals (hazardous area), at which point I requested Corporal to take over operation because he was more experienced with this portion of the Flint River.  We located Operator’s vessel approximately 3.5 miles north of the Dougherty County sand bar.  After assessing the vessel, Corporal advised Operator and his female passenger that we would tow them to the nearest landing.  We advised them to monitor the water level within their vessel and let us know if it began to take on more water.  After towing the vessel approximately 1.3 miles, it began taking on water rapidly and started to sink, near a residence.
  
  Corporal attempted to navigate the vessel to the bank but could not control the vessel due to the amount of water it had taken on.  As the vessel was sinking, I advised both wearing PFD’S, to exit the vessel to prevent entrapment.  Both occupants were recovered uninjured.  Upon arrival at Cromartie Beach Landing, I gathered additional information from them and advised Operator to make plans to recover the vessel from the river.
  
  