BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will resume its search Monday for a teen who drowned at the Oconee River.
The DNR responded to a drowning at the Oconee River in Baldwin County Sunday afternoon.
Witnesses saw a 16-year-old who was fishing fall over a railing near the Sinclair Dam.
The teen never resurfaced. His name has not been released.
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DNR and Milledgeville Fire immediately began a search for the teen, but had to suspend their search at 9:30 p.m. Sunday night.
The search resumed at 8 a.m. Monday. The DNR says it will complete surface sweeps and use scan sonar when the dam stops generating.
The DNR will also fly over the area Monday morning.
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