|April 10, 2021 at 6:51 PM EDT - Updated April 11 at 6:50 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The search and rescue effort for a missing man in the Savannah River has turned into a search and recovery effort for his body, according to Sgt. Cindy Miller of the Law Enforcement Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
The boat capsized Saturday evening near the Colonial Oil Dock, located along the Savannah riverfront, west of the Talmadge Bridge in an industrial area.
The boat struck an unmanned barge in the river, and three people were ejected from the vessel, according to the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit in Savannah and Sgt. Miller. Officials have confirmed the three people are from Hardeeville, S.C.
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. Share 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. Share Updated: 12:46 PM EDT Apr 12, 2021
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Show Transcript 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 AN
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