Search yields boater missing for days after Burke County accident - WRDW-TV

Monday, March 30, 2020

A search was underway on March 27, 2020, after a boating accident the night before on the Ogeechee River in Burke County.

BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- Authorities said Monday afternoon they'd recovered a boater who'd been missing for days after an accident last week on the Ogeechee River in Burke County.

Searchers were out over the weekend using a dive team, thermal imaging and a helicopter. After a pause, the search resumed at 7 a.m. Monday.

The discovery was announced in the afternoon.

South Georgia Mounted Search and Rescue, GA – DNR, Burke EMA and Burke County sheriff's deputies remained on the scene Monday afternoon.

Officials say the accident happened around 10 p.m. Thursday on the river near the boat landing on Highway 56 South in Burke County near the Emanuel County line.

Emergency crews say two people were on the boat, but one person was able to get to safety.

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