HART COUNTY, Ga. — The Hart County Sheriff’s Office announced that after more than a month of searching after a man was reported missing, remains were found in Lake Hartwell.
Back in June, Channel 2 Action News reported when a, yet-unidentified, man was reported missing on June 20 at Lake Hartwell.
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office has not yet said if the remains found belong to the man reported missing earlier this summer.
In June, the Hart County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Department of Natural Resources were searching the lake near the Mega Ramp after receiving a 911 call about a possible drowning that evening.
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On Saturday, Bruce’s Legacy Search and Rescue Team told the sheriff’s office they had located human remains in the lake, in the area where search crews had been searching for the victim who went missing on June 20.
The remains have now been recovered from the lake and turned over to the Hart County Coroner’s Office for identification.
The sheriff’s office thanked Bruce’s Legacy and Mitchell’s Light, Deep Adventures and others that helped in the search.
Channel 2 Action News has reached out to the coroner to learn more about the victim.
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