Search efforts suspended for man whose boat hit barge in Savannah
Coast Guard crews have suspended the search for a man who went missing on the Savannah River this weekend after his boat hit a barge.
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Updated: 12:46 PM EDT Apr 12, 2021
Search efforts suspended for man whose boat hit barge in Savannah
Coast Guard crews have suspended the search for a man who went missing on the Savannah River this weekend after his boat hit a barge.
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Updated: 12:46 PM EDT Apr 12, 2021
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REPORTING IN THE LOWCOUNTRY JB WJCL 22 NEWS-- ALL NEW TONIGHT - THE SEARCH FOR THAT MISSING BOATER ON THE SAVANNAH RIVER HAS TURNED FROM A RESCUE MISSION TO A RECOVERY MISSION. YOU MAY REMEMBER - THE MANS BOAT CAPSIZED YESTERDAY NEAR THE COLONIAL OIL DOCK AFTER APPARENTLY HITTING A BARGE. YOU'RE LOOKING AT A PICTURE OF THAT BOAT BEING PULLED FROM THE WATER. CREWS WERE ABLE TO RESCUE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD THE BOAT - A WOMAN ANDA CHILD - BUT AGAIN - THE MAN STILL HASN'T BEEN FOUND. THE GEORGIA DNR BELIEVES HE'S STILL IN THE RIVER. THEY SAY THEY'LL SEARCH UNTIL THEY FIND AND RECOVER THE MAN - OR UNTIL THEY BELIEVE THEY'VE THOROUGHLY SEARCHED THE AREA. WE'RE