Boat Sinks

On Friday, April 10, 2015, at approximately 8:00 pm, Officers responded to the Hickory Log Creek Reservoir in reference to a person having boat problems. Officers arrived on scene and found the boat owner sitting on the boat ramp. The boat owner stated the boat began to take on water and swam to shore.

The following day the boat was discovered approximately 20 yards off shore by a Canton Fire Diver and a Cobb County Marietta Water Authority Diver. The divers attached a cable onto the sunken boat and it was pulled out by Mauldin’s Wrecker Service.

The boat owner (22 yrs. old of Ball Ground Ga) was cited for:

1. Operating boat without sufficient PFD's
2. Operating boat without required equipment 52-7-4 (2)
3. Disobeying posted notice-Operating boat with gas motor 38-42
4. Disobeying posted notice-Not paying ramp access fee 38-42
5. Disobeying posted notice-Being in park after hours 38-42
6. Operating unregistered vehicle without current plate 40-2-8