RedactedNarrative: On June 25 at about 1500 hours, I was contacted  by Sgt. and told to call Tri-county dispatch in reference to possible boating incident at Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge. 
  
  I spoke with Tri-county dispatch and they advised that they had a Lanier County Deputy Sgt. on scene and provided a contact number. 
  
  I called Sgt. and he advised that a jon boat with two occupants had struck a stump and the boat started taking on water. Sgt. said that the boat sank but that all occupants were safe and had swamp/waded the rest of the way to shore. 
  
  I arrived on scene at about 1521 hours and verified that all persons were accounted for, safe and did not require any medical assistance. 
  
  I spoke with Operator who advised that he was the owner and operator of the vessel and the occupant. Both stories matched in that they had been fishing and were going from spot to spot. While moving to another spot to fish, they ran into a stump that was below the surface of the water. It was estimated that they were not moving any faster then 10-mph when they struck the stump. It was at this time that they started noticing a lot of water coming into the bottom of the boat. 
  
  Operator then gassed the boat and started towards the nearest shore. The boat got to within about 20 yards of the shore when it stopped partially on some floating grass mats. Both occupants exited the boat and swam/waded to shore.  
  
  While talking with the occupants, I did not observe any indications of impairment. Also while assisting with recovery of the vessel, I did not locate any beer bottles/cans or drug paraphernalia. 
  
  The registration on the boat was up-to-date, there were P.F.D.'s on board, navigation lights were on but had been damaged during the recovery. 
  
  Once the boat had been placed on the trailer, I was able to take some pictures of the hole in the bottom of the boat. There was a hole about 4 inches long and about a inch wide in the center of the bottom of the boat. Other damage to the boat as a result of the recovery included damage to two of the pedestal seats, live-well door and navigation lights. Subject also said that there would be damage to the motor since it had been completely submerged.   
  
  Pictures are attached to case as other attachment.