Another Day of Searching for Two Missing Boaters

Clarks Hill Lake. Staff photo.

Date: April 27, 2021

The search for two missing men has resumed in Little River at Cherokee Park on Clarks Hill Lake.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Ontario Jones says the search resumed just before 9 a.m. Tuesday. Searchers worked until 8 p.m. on Monday.

The search began Sunday afternoon when a man fell off a pontoon boat and failed to resurface. A man on a nearby pontoon boat jumped in to help, but he failed to resurface, as well.

Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesman Mark McKinnon said they have not yet released the names of the men.

“We are still looking for one more immediate family member before we officially release names. We think it is better for family to hear the difficult news from our officers than on TV or online,” McKinnon said.

Dana Lynn McIntyre is a Staff Reporter with The Augusta Press. You can reach her at dana@theaugustapress.com.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre is an award-winning reporter who began working in radio news in her hometown of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She also worked as a television news photographer for a station in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dana moved to Savannah, Ga. in 1984 to join the news team at WIXV-FM/I95 Radio. In early 1986, WBBQ Radio in Augusta invited her to interview for a position with the news department. Within three weeks, Dana was living in Olde Town and working at a legendary radio station. Dana left WBBQ in 1996 to join WJBF NewsChannel 6 as assignment manager. In 1998 she became a reporter/anchor covering law enforcement, crime and courts as well as witnessing two executions, one in Georgia, the other in South Carolina. She also spent time as an assignment manager-editor in Atlanta, metro New York City, and back in Augusta at WRDW Television. Dana joined The Augusta Press team in April 2021. Among Dana’s awards from the Georgia Associated Press Broadcasters Association are for Excellence in General Assignment Reporting, Spot News and Specialized Reporting. Dana also received an award for Public Service Reporting from the West Augusta Rotary Club for a story with actor LeVar Burton on his PBS Television show “Reading Rainbow."

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