RedactedNarrative: On Saturday, September 9th, 2017 at 1733 hours, the Georgia State Patrol dispatch contacted Corporal (Cpl.) and informed him of a boating incident with one person missing on Lake Worth in Dougherty County. There were three survivors; the owner and operator of the vessel was missing. The location of the incident was approximately 350 yards east of the Nabs boat landing.
  
  Occupant1 said they were fishing in a slough just up the lake from the Nabs boat landing on the left. Occupant1 said they decided to go further up river to another fishing spot. When they reached the channel of the river, Operator steered the vessel to the left and gunned the engine. 
  
  Occupant1 said water started coming into the rear of the vessel and it quickly sank, with only the bow of the vessel sticking out of the water. He said they did not have time put on Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) and Occupant3 was the only one wearing a PFD when the vessel sank. 
  
  Occupant1 said he held onto the bow of the vessel and Occupant2 held onto the vessels floating gas tank. Occupant1 said he tried to grab Operator, but was unable to reach him due to the water current. 
  
  He said Operator tried to swim to the bank, but before Operator reached the bank he went under the water and never resurfaced. Approximately 3 minutes after the vessel sank a passing boater stopped and rescued the 3 survivors.  Cpl.  asked him what kind of vessel were they in and Occupant1 said it was a small fiberglass boat, green in color with an 18 horsepower outboard engine. Occupant1 said they had fishing poles, tackle boxes, a large blue cooler with colas and ice in the boat. 
  
       Occupant2 had left the boat ramp before I arrived but, Cpl. got a written statement from him. Occupant2’s statement said they were fishing and decided to go further up the lake. He said they went around the corner and Operator was operating the vessel. He said the vessel sank and they were rescued by a passing boater.  
  
       The 3 people who rescued them said they saw a lot of debris floating in the water and observed 3 people in the water. They rescued the three people in the water and did not see Operator.  
  
        The Department of Natural Resources Side Scan Sonar was used to search for Operator’s body into the night hours. The Side Scan Sonar was unable to locate Operator’s body and the search for Operator was ended at approximately 2300 hours. 
  
       On Sunday, September 10, at approximately 0800 hours, the search resumed for Operator’s body. Shore sweeps were conducted by Game Wardens and Albany Fire Department personal. Game Wardens continued to use the Side Scan Sonar in an attempt and locate Operator’s body. Operator’s body was not located and the search for Operator ended at approximately 1400 hours due to inclement weather from Hurricane Irma.
   
       September 11, no search was conducted due to inclement weather from Hurricane Irma. 
  
       On Tuesday, September 12, at approximately 0800 hours, the search was reassumed for Operator’s body. Shore sweeps were conducted by Game Wardens and Albany Fire Department personal.  Game Wardens again used the Side Scan Sonar in an attempt locate Operator’s body. The Albany Fire Department’s Dive Team attached a rope to the front of Operator’s subm…
  