Georgia DNR said boating incidents over the holiday weekend were similar to 2013.
Two people drowned and at least five were injured on Georgia waterways during the Memorial Day weekend, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Here’s a preliminary report from the DNR’s Law Enforcement Division for Saturday-Monday:
Drownings: 2
- Eighteen-year-old Chance Werner, 18, drowned in Lake Allatoona after an accident at Dock D of Holiday Harbor Marina in Bartow County.
- William Brown drowned in the Atlantic Ocean near Tybee Island. His body was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean by Tybee Island PD.
Boating Under the Influence: 32
- BUIs on some of the larger lakes include Allatoona, 1; Lanier, 10; Oconee,1; Clarks Hill, 3; Sinclair, 1; Jackson, 1.
Boating Incidents: 9
Rangers responded to 9 incidents.
- Lanier (5/24): PWC ran into a boat in Shoal Creek-0 injuries
- Lanier (5/25): Fire on a Pontoon-Bald Ridge Creek-0 injuries
- Lanier (5/25): Boat that Sank near Aqualand Marina-0 injuries
- Lanier (5/25): PWC and vessel collision near Van Pugh Park-2 minor injuries
- Hartwell (5/25): minor incident-0 injuries
- West Point (5/25): Tubing incident where a tuber was thrown off tube/injuring neck/shoulder
- Lanier (5/26): 15 year-old fell off a pontoon in Chestatee River area and was struck by boat (transported to NE Ga Medical Center)
- Lanier (5/26): Fisherman pushed his boat away from Lula Bridge and fell into water, inhaled water while under (transported to NE GA Medical Center)
- Lanier (5/26): Rangers working one incident in Burton Mill area (details not available)
Boating Incident Related Injuries: 5
Boating Incident Related Fatalities: 0
2013 Memorial Day Statistics
Drownings: 2
BUIs: 42
Boating incidents: 8
Labels: accidents, boating, Drownings, memorial day
# posted by
Brian Vanderhoff @ 3:53 PM
It is the news that people living in North Georgia have been waiting years to hear ... Lake Lanier is full once more.
After several years of not reaching 1071 feet above sea level, or "full pool", Lake Lanier finally reached that level at 9 a.m on Wednesday October 14th.
The lake and its surrounding communities have struggled not only over the last few years, but for around a dozen years. In the early part of this decade the lake rarely acheived full pool. The situation reached a nadir in 2007 and 2008 as a brutal drought gripped North Georgia and the lake flirted with record lows. 12 months ago the lake was 18 feet below its current level which meant that most boat ramps were shut and businesses in the area struggled to attract visitors.
There are still serious issues surrounding the lake's future, including the "Tri-State Water Wars" argument that involved Georgia, Alabama and Florida fighting over the right to use water from Lanier. Today however, the people of North Georgia can celebrate. Their lake is back.
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# posted by
Brian Vanderhoff @ 8:27 AM
