RedactedNarrative: a On June 28, 2019 I Game Warden First Class (GWFC) and others were patrolling Lake Lanier when we were dispatched to a call about a possible drowning at Vann’s Tavern Park in Forsyth County at approximately 1810 hours. Once on scene, GWFC began assisting with getting swimmers out of the water. GW and I got on the bank and began speaking with witnesses. It was quickly evident that a male had entered the water and did not resurface. 
  
  GWFC immediately began searching the area with vessel mounted side scan sonar equipment. While on shore, several deputies with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office assisted us with making contact with witnesses and gathering witness statements from occupants of the vessels.  According to the initial information collected immediately on scene the victim jumped from a rented 35’ pontoon boat to assist a female swimmer that was in distress. Victim entered the water and began to struggle himself and went beneath the surface and did not resurface. Initially we were told that the vessel was beached when Victim and others entered the water. It was later determined that the vessel had likely stopped, and was not under power and was adrift when the occupants of the vessel began swimming. Numerous Game Wardens as well as local agencies assisted with continued the search and recovery operations as weather, water conditions, and boat traffic permitted. Victim’s body was ultimately located and recovered by Game Wardens on the Sonar boat on Monday afternoon July 1st in approximately 26’ of water. Victim’s body was turned over to the Forsyth County Coroner.
  