Body of missing boater located, according to Port Wentworth mayor pro tem A boat capsized in the Savannah River on Saturday. Rescue efforts are underway for a missing man. (Source: U.S. Coast Guard Southeast) By WTOC Staff | April 14, 2021 at 12:06 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 12:23 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The body of a missing boater has been found, according to the mayor pro tem of Port Wentworth.
A 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 is believed to have entered the river at Houlihan Boat Ramp in Port Wentworth. The boat then struck an unmanned barge in the river around 5:00 p.m., 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 a family from Hardeeville, S.C.
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The Savannah Fire Department is searching for an individual who went missing after a boat capsized in the Savannah River around 5 p.m. on Saturday
The incident occurred near the Colonial Oil Dock. Savannah Fire arrived on scene and managed to rescue an adult and an infant, but a third passenger has not yet been found.
Chatham Emergency Management Agency responded to the scene with two paramedic ambulances. One ambulance transported the child to an area hospital; the other remained on scene during the search, Chatham Emergency Services Chief Chuck Kearns said.
The boat appears to have struck a barge before capsizing on the Savannah River, Savannah Fire said in a Facebook post.
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Nearly 30 unincorporated properties in Chatham County are facing liens as Chatham Fire works to combat budget shortfalls due to unincorporated county residents who aren’t opting in to the subscription for fire services. The issue has led Chatham County to explore options including a fire fee or ordinance that would require a subscription.
“We have 26 liens out there right now, for a total of $236,000,” said Chuck Kearns, CEO of Chatham Emergency Services, which serves as an umbrella for Chatham Fire and Chatham EMS.
Currently Chatham Fire covers 34,576 properties in unincorporated Chatham County, but nearly 10,000 of those properties aren’t subscribing, which along with creating budget issues for the department, can put property owners at risk for higher insurance premiums.