Around, 7:30 p.m., officials confirmed that the body had been recovered. Author: 11Alive Staff Updated: 7:38 PM EDT May 25, 2021
SUWANEE, Ga.
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Crews have recovered the body of a missing kayaker after hours of searching along the Chattahoochee River.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials said the person was identified as 41-year-old David Southin.
Gwinnett County officials said firefighters began their response at 1:23 a.m. Forsyth County’s swiftwater team was already in the water; they located the kayak but requested assistance because the jurisdiction could possibly be in Gwinnett County, according to officials.
AllOnGeorgia Source: GA DNR
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that Recreational and commercial oyster harvesting in Georgia will close at 6:00 a.m. June 1 and re-open for the year at 7:00 a.m. October 1.
This routine closure meets the requirements of Georgia’s Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) control plan, which protects public health.
“This closure ensures that Georgia meets the requirements of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program to protect public health by implementing a Vp control plan,” explained Dominic Guadagnoli, shellfish fish and water quality manager for the Coastal Resources Division of DNR. “We expect this closure to have little adverse impact on recreational and commercial oyster harvesters, since most individuals refrain from eating freshly harvested wild oysters during the summer months when the combination of spawning and warm water makes oysters less desirable as seafood.”