RedactedNarrative: I Game Warden with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division received a call from dispatch saying a vessel was stuck on submerged timber on Lake Oconee at approximately 1100 hours on February 7, 2021. I requested assistance from Game Warden First Class to help with the search of the stranded boaters. I arrived on scene at approximately 1300 hours. 
  
  The owner and operator of the vessel. Owner stated upon arrival on scene they were attempting to go across the cove when his vessel (GA6248RT) struck a tree that was submerged just under the water line. Owner and Passenger attempted to free the boat but were unsuccessful. I attempted to free the boat from the tree upon the approval of Owner but were also unsuccessful. I contacted Sea Tow for their assistance at this time. Sea Tow responded to the area as quickly as possible and freed the boat from the tree. When the vessel was returned to Long Shoals boat ramp I assessed the damage that was done to the bottom of the boat. There was a hole in the hull of the boat on the starboard side that was approximately eight inches wide. Both the operator and occupant of the vessel were uninjured during the incident. All necessary safety equipment were on board the vessel and no citations were issued to the operator.
  