On 04/15/2023 at approximately 1555 hours, I, Game Warden was dispatched to a boating incident near Laurel Park. Upon arrival, I spoke with the victim. Victim was cruising through the Chattahoochee River channel just north of Laurel Park. Victim stated he had placed his tube inside the vessel and the wind caught the tube blowing it out. As the tube left the stern, the rope that was attached to the tube, wrapped around Victim's left leg and pulled him away from the operator's seat. 

Victim hit his head and he did sustain a laceration to his forehead. Victim's left leg was severely bruised from the hip to the knee. Hall County Fire and EMS arrived at the Laurel Park boat ramp and transported Victim to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville for further treatment. The boat motor did have damage on the callan from Victim colliding with it.

Lake Lanier
GAINESVILLE                   