RedactedNarrative: An empty 2022 Ranger bass boat was found Saturday around noon in Spring Creek, authorities began searching for the missing boater. No further information is currently available, as ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division continues to investigate the incident. The body was recovered around 8 am. Sunday. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has identified the deceased boater. The victims body was recovered near the same location in which he went missing in Spring Creek on Lay Lake.