Missing boater on Chattahoochee River in Heard County found
HEARD COUNTY, Ga. - The boater who went missing while boating on the Chattahoochee River has been found.
Volunteers who were assisting with the search found 27-year-old Brandon Jones from Grantville at around 10 a.m. Thursday.
Heard County is thanking everyone who helped with the search and they are asking the public to keep the family in their thoughts and prayers.
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Crews spent Wednesday searching for a boater who went missing while on the Chattahoochee River the previous night.
Officials with Heard County Fire & Emergency Services say they are working with local and state agencies on the search operation.
According to officials, the boater went missing around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Divers finished up their underwater search around 7 p.m. Wednesday without results. The search is expected to resume Thursday morning at first light.
Authorities are asking boaters to stay off the river in the area starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday until Thursday morning.
The Franklin Boat Ramp, located along Glover Road, had been closed Wednesday to accommodate search efforts. It will remain closed overnight.
Officials are asking the public to avoid the area of the river from the overpass to the Hillabahatchee Creek area.
Heard County Fire & Emergency Services, the Heard County Emergency Management Agency, the Carroll County Fire Rescue Dive Team, and the Department of Natural Resources have pooled resources in the search.
The identity of the boater has not been released.