Search for missing boater who disappeared from Lake Oconee nears two week mark
Inclement weather derailed searches earlier this week, but on Friday search crews, including Gary Jones' family, combed the waters for signs of him.
Search continues for Gary Jones, missing since Feb. 9 at Lake Oconee
Volunteer search teams and cadaver dogs are expected to return Tuesday to Lake Oconee in a continued search for Westminster Schools coach and teacher Gary Jones.
Channel 2 gets exclusive look at equipment being used to find teacher missing in Lake Oconee
PUTNAM COUNTY, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News was the only station that got an exclusive look at what Department of Natural Resources Game Wardens have been doing on Lake Oconee while searching for missing teacher Gary Jones. They’ve been using sonar technology to find Jones in a lake that spans across 5 counties.
Sheriff on Lake Oconee missing boater case: Finding body will 'answer a lot of questions'
The case has some unresolved elements, with the sheriff previously saying "the circumstances in this case indicate it's not just a simple drowning."
‘Frustrated’ search teams vow to keep working until missing Lake Oconee boater found
The water in which Jones and Wilson’s boat was found is pierced from below by old tree limbs. Those trees, the nearby dam, and the constant water flow make the search more complicated than usual. But the clues are there. Jones’ shoes were found washed ashore. His wallet was still in the boat.
Search for missing Atlanta teacher is largest recovery effort ever on Lake Oconee
Crews were out on the water Monday deploying 360-degree sonar at the bottom of the lake to help with the search.
Volunteers searching for missing Lake Oconee boater want ‘to do something good’
David Wallace throttled up the 115-horsepower Mercury engine on his 21-foot fishing skiff and motored around a bend near Riley Shoals.
Lake Oconee search for missing coach continues
It's been more than a week since crews responded to calls about a small empty boat, circling near Wallace Dam at Lake Oconee.
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13 days after disappearing, Gary Jones remains missing on Lake Oconee
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Spelman professor who died in Lake Oconee boating incident remembered as committed academic, adventurous spirit
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Sheriff: Woman found dead on Lake Oconee had air in lungs that kept body afloat; Search continues in water for fiancé
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Wallet, credit cards found in boat of teacher who vanished on Lake Oconee
LAKE OCONEE, Ga. — The wallet, driver’s license and credit cards of a missing Atlanta teacher were found in the small boat he ...