RedactedNarrative: On August 5, 2017 at approximately 00:03 hours, I, Cpl., responded to a notice from Sgt. to call Meriwether 911 in reference to stranded boaters on the Flint River. I called Meriwether 911 and they informed me that 5 persons were stranded on the Flint River somewhere between Flat Shoals Road and Highway 18 boat landing.  I retrieved my issued riverboat from Joe Kurz WMA and went to Highway 18 boat landing where I made contact with emergency personnel from Meriwether and Pike Counties. 
  
  Onscene, Pike county fire department personnel advised me that Upson County fire department had just put their boat on the river. I spoke to family members of the stranded boaters whom advised me that they had cellphone contact with the stranded boaters and all were accounted for and uninjured. I asked her to make contact with them and ask them to go into the map feature on their phone, screen shot the location, and text it to me. Upon receiving the map screen shot text message I was able to determine their whereabouts. 
  
  I led Pike County EMS personnel into the location by land and we were able to make contact with the 5 stranded boaters whom were seated atop a rock portruding from the river surface.  I walked out to them carrying personal flotation devices. I had them wear the personal flotation devices and then led them safely to the bank. All stranded boaters told me they were paddling down the Flint River in a 12 foot jon boat loaded with camping gear when the vessel overturned and they lost the vessel, paddles,and the personal flotation devices they had. Pike County EMS personnel returned the persons to family members at the Highway 18 boat landing. 
  
  At the time of this report the jon boat has not been located. 
  
  No further details at this time.
  