A family was boating, picnicking, and swimming when the boy went under. Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 11:51 AM EDT May 17, 2021 MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Crews have recovered a 12-year-old boy's body from Lake Sinclair Monday morning. They have been working to find the drowning victim since Sunday night. Corporal Bubba Stanford with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources says his office got a call around 7 p.m. A family was boating, picnicking and swimming near Airport Island when a 12-year-old boy went under, Stanford says. That’s near the Bass Boat House. The family was unable to reach him or find him, and the Department of Natural Resources searched until dark.