RedactedNarrative: On August 1, 2020 at approximately 21:18 hours I, Corporal, Game Warden with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources received a call from Troop D Communications in reference to a swamped vessel on West Point Lake. Troop D communications advised occupants had abandoned the vessel and were swimming to shore.
  
   I responded by patrol vessel and encountered the flooded boat at Yellow Jacket Creek, South of Cameron Mill Road in the center of the channel. The vessel was a blue in color Tidecraft bass boat with a 115 horsepower Evinrude outboard engine. The port side gunwale of the vessel and the top of the outboard engine were above water, but the remainder of the vessel was swamped. 
  
  No persons were onboard the vessel or in the water in the area.  I spoke with Deputy of the Troup County Sheriff’s office who was at Highland Marina. Deputy was with the occupants of the vessel, two males and one female. 
  
  Deputy advised they had notified a towing service, A Lagrange Towing, to come retrieve the vessel. I waited with the vessel until the towing service arrived. As the towing service began retrieving the vessel, I went to Highland Marina to contact Deputy and the vessel occupants. 
  
  Upon speaking with the occupants, it was determined that operator was operating his vessel and had just stopped for his cousin to fish in the Northern cove at Highland Marina when a vessel passed creating a large wake that overcame his vessel causing it to begin sinking. Subject and the other two occupants exited the vessel with PFD’s and swam to the nearest shoreline where they called for assistance. All applicable safety equipment was observed on the vessel except for navigation lights. Subject claimed the incident happened at dusk. 
  
  Subject claimed that 5 fishing rods, value estimated at or about $1200.00 went missing from the vessel. He claimed the trolling motor and outboard engine were ruined from the incident, but he didn’t cite a valuation for the motors. 
  
  No injuries were reported. 
  
  No further details at this time.