RedactedNarrative: On Sunday February 15, 2016 at 1730 Officer1 and I received a call from GSP dispatch about a missing kayaker on Lake Lanier. I responded by truck from Wilson Shoals WMA, while Officer1 came from his home. Officer1 went to the DNR facility at Aqualand and began a search by boat. Our information was that his cell phone was pinging from the shoreline of Van Pugh Park. I drove along and checked by shore but was unable to find him. Hall County Marine Rescue 1 also headed to Van Pugh Park with the phone’s GPS coordinates. They found Subject along the shore near Chestnut Ridge Park. Subject was transported to Northeast GA Medical Center in Braselton where he was hospitalized with hypothermia but made a full recovery shortly. Subject later stated a wave had capsized his kayak and after making repeated attempts to turn the kayak over with no success, Subject swam himself and the kayak to shore in order to assist with his own rescue. In conclusion, Subject's kayak was capsized by a wave.  Due to the conditions Subject was unable to get the kayak turned over. He swam to shore and due to his falling body temperature, he passed out. I checked on Subject on February 17 later and he was being released to go home with a complete recovery.
  