RedactedNarrative: On Friday April 7,2017 at about 0930 I, Sgt.  was contacted by Sgt. in reference to an emergency on West Point Lake. I contacted Troup County 911 and they said that a person or persons were in the water at Clark Access calling for help. I contacted Cpl. and we started toward the location. Before I arrived Troup 911 dispatch called me back and said that all people were out of the water, safe and uninjured. 
  
       I arrived on the scene at about 1030 hours and spoke with Sgt. of the Troup County Sheriff's Office and TFC of the Georgia State Patrol. They were both off duty and returning to Clark Access from fishing and they heard a person calling for help. They saw a person in the water between the boat ramp and the bridge over Hwy 27. They went to the person and pulled him into their boat and brought him to shore. The victim was uninjured and checked out by Troup County Fire and EMS. They said the boat had sunk and they could not recover it. 
  
       I spoke with Operator and he told me that he was in his boat, described as a small 12 foot jon boat powered by an electric trolling motor. Operator said he had started back to the boat ramp from the area of the bridge because the wind was picking up. He said he was in the back of the boat and had leaned over to adjust the motor when the front of the boat reared up and the boat went under water. Operator said the boat disappeared from under him and the items in the boat floated around him. Operator had on a PFD before the incident occurred. He said he held onto a floating seat cushion and began to yell for help. He said he was in the water for about 10-15 minutes before anyone came to his aid. He told me he was uninjured. He said the boat, motor, battery and a few fishing items were worth around $500.00 total. 
  
      Ranger from the US Army Corps of Engineers came to the scene and got some information from Operator so they could contact him about finding and removing the boat from the lake. 
  
       The boat Operator was in was not recovered at the time of this initial report. 
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