On Friday June 30, 2023 at approximately 2130 officers were called out to Johnson's Chapel recreational area to a sunken boat.  Someone called in to Dekalb dispatch that they had almost hit a boat that was just under the water level.  Upon arrival officers determined that the boat had been there for some time  and that there was no indication that someone was missing or injured.  On July 1, 2023 we found a tackle box with operator’s fishing license in it.  I contacted Operator1 and he stated that he and his son had taken the boat out on Thursday evening June 29, 2023 around 1600.  The boat started taking on water and they made it back to Johnsons Chapel, where they had put in.  This is where the boat finally sunk and they had to swim to shore.  They were uninjured but the boat was a total loss.  The Corps of engineers pulled the boat to the shore and tied it off.  Operator1 is in the process of getting it out of the water.
Center Hill Reservoir
Smithville                    