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Firefighter drowns in lake at Georgia-South Carolina border May 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Divers have recovered the body of a Georgia firefighter who drowned in a lake that borders that state and South Carolina. The Augusta Chronicle reported 60-year-old Ralph Jenkins was a lieutenant with the Augusta Fire Department. Game wardens were called to Thurmond Lake on Friday evening after Jenkins went into the water from a boat and did not resurface. Crews searched for him until late Friday and continued early Saturday. Using sonar, they found his body in 34 feet (10.4 met...

Georgia firefighter drowns in lake near South Carolina border By Associated Press (Augusta, Georgia Fire/EMA) AUGUSTA, Ga. - Divers have recovered the body of a Georgia firefighter who drowned in a lake that borders that state and South Carolina. The Augusta Chronicle reported 60-year-old Ralph Jenkins was a lieutenant with the Augusta Fire Department. Game wardens were called to Thurmond Lake on Friday evening after Jenkins went into the water from a boat and did not resurface. Crews searched for him until late Friday and continued early Saturday. Using sonar, they found his body in 34 feet...

Article content If there was a fire or emergency in Augusta Township during the last 50 years, chances are good that Maynard Vandervelde was there to help. Vandervelde, one of the founders of the North Augusta fire hall, celebrates 50 years as a volunteer firefighter on May 1. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Half a century with Augusta Fire Back to video At 72, Vandervelde is still on the job and says he has no plans to retire. His decades of service include as a truck captain, fire inspector and the department’s chief fire inspector.

UPDATE: Missing Augusta Man Died From Suicide On March 3rd, the body of missing Augusta man, Pierre Boluc, was found in Augusta. At the time, authorities didn't provide too many details regarding the circumstances or location, just that it was not considered suspicious. An update from the Chief Medical Examiner indicates that Bolduc died from an apparent suicide. According to the Kennebec Journal, Augusta Police now say that his body was found near Bond Brook off of Mount Vernon Avenue near the Central Maine Power sub station. **Our two previous stories follow** An Augusta man first reporte...

Augusta Police say a missing local man has been found deceased.