RedactedNarrative: At approximately 1500 hours on October 18, 2022, I was patrolling in Jasper County, when I received a call from Cpl. about a possible drowning on Lake Juliette. Upon arriving at the Lake Juliette boat ramp, I was met by Cpl. who informed me that Game Wardens were also en route and were bringing their boats with them. 
  
  According to a witness, she and a male subject were on a small boat on the lake, that took on water and capsized. She said the male subject was able to hang onto the boat for a few minutes before going under the water and not resurfacing. She was able to swim to an adjacent shore and flag down a local logging crew member who called 911.
  
   Monroe county rescue units, volunteer search and rescue units, the Monroe County dive team and the Monroe County Sheriff were also on scene. Shortly after 1530, Game Warden arrived with Cpl.’s river boat. It was decided that Game Warden and myself would go ahead and launch that boat and go to the scene where local search and rescue had located a debris field. 
  
  The air temperature was around 45 degrees and the wind had gusts up to 14 miles per hour, causing up to 6-inch waves and choppy water on the lake. Upon arriving to the debris field, we saw a gas can, a life vest and multiple other articles presumed to be the contents of the subject’s vessel. 
  
  DNR aviation was requested and shortly afterwards the vessel was located approximately 50-70 yards from the debris field. After closer examination it appeared the anchor had secured the boat at its current location when it capsized. It had a small outboard motor as well as a trolling motor still attached. Local search and rescue volunteers were able to secure a line to the boat and tow it to shore to prevent it from moving anywhere or another boat from hitting it. 
  
  We marked the spot where the boat was at and began running side scan sonar in the area between the boat and the debris field. By this time Cpl. and Game Warden had also arrived at the debris scene in the other river boat and began running side scan sonar as well. Sonar was run until the prevailing conditions became too hazardous to attempt any more search and rescue attempts in the river boats and a decision was made to return to the boat landing. Upon returning to the landing a plan was made to suspend recovery operations for the night and return the next morning.
  
  The following morning operations were resumed with side scan sonar as well as sector scan. The DNR sonar team had been requested the previous day and had arrived on scene to deploy their equipment as well. Aviation also flew around noon without success in locating the subject. The sonar team, DNR teams as well as Monroe County search and rescue operated all day without locating the subject. Multiple markers were put in the water at objects that were noticed with sonar, but all proved to be tree stumps or rocks. Teams worked till dark, and the operation was suspended until the following day.
  
  The following day, the sonar team again was deployed with the other DNR teams. Aviation flew again around noon and was unable to locate the subject. Upson County search and rescue was also on scene. They deployed a device that can detect a human body and distinguish it from other submerged objects. They arrived around noon, and after searching for the rest of the afternoon, were unable to locate the subject. DNR sonar and search and rescue teams, again worked until dark and were unable to locate the subject. I was off duty the next day and was not on scene, however, DNR teams and Sonar both operated and was unable to locate the subject.
  
  On Saturday October 22nd, Sgt. and Cpl. were resuming operations running sonar and search and rescue efforts. They were able to locate and recover the victim at approximately 0820 that morning, on the surface of the water. The two officers recovered the body and turned it over to the Monroe County coroner. The investigation is still pending the final report from the coroner.
  
  Edit: 01/20/2023: Upon receiving the autopsy report back from the Monroe County coroner, it is confirmed that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation ruled the cause of death as an accidental drowning. Attached is the official report from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Monroe County coroner's office.
  