{"id":232414,"date":"2025-09-15T17:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T21:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=232414"},"modified":"2025-09-15T17:42:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T21:42:09","slug":"carrollton-man-dies-in-alabama-boating-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=232414","title":{"rendered":"Carrollton Man Dies in Alabama Boating Collision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A 74-year-old Carrollton man lost his life Thursday night when his bass boat collided with another vessel on Lake Wedowee in Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Happened:<\/strong> Dale Webb was operating his 1995 Stratos bass boat when it collided with a 2024 Veranda Vista tri-toon boat around 8 p.m. at the junction where Little River meets Big River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Between The Lines:<\/strong> A 73-year-old passenger in Webb&#8217;s boat was airlifted to Wellstar Kennesaw Medical Center with injuries, while the operator of the other boat was unharmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Big Picture:<\/strong> Lake Wedowee, located in Randolph County, Alabama, is a popular destination for Georgia boaters due to its proximity to the state line. Boating accidents often increase during evening hours when visibility decreases on waterways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Sources:<\/strong> Alabama Law Enforcement&#8217;s Marine Patrol Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links yoast-seo-related-links\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/crime\/29-drunk-boating-arrests-in-georgia-on-memorial-day-weekend\/\">29 Drunk Boating Arrests in Georgia on Memorial Day Weekend<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/events\/this-weekend-dont-miss-the-lake-lanier-boat-show\/\">This Weekend: Don&#8217;t miss the Lake Lanier Boat Show<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/news\/lake-lanier-boating-accidents-on-fourth-of-july-send-four-to-hospital\/\">Lake Lanier Boating Accidents on Fourth of July Send Four to Hospital<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/news\/86-boats-destroyed-in-fire-at-boat-storage-facility-near-lake-lanier\/\">86 boats destroyed in fire at boat storage facility near Lake Lanier<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/local-heroes\/camden-county-sheriffs-office-rescues-boater-and-dog-near-i-95-bridge\/\">Camden County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Rescues Boater and Dog Near I-95 Bridge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n[mailerlite_form form_id=53]\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 74-year-old Carrollton man lost his life Thursday night when his bass boat collided with another vessel on Lake Wedowee in Alabama. What Happened: Dale Webb was operating his 1995 Stratos bass boat when it collided with a 2024 Veranda Vista tri-toon boat around 8 p.m. at the junction where Little River meets Big River. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":168557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"behind","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[19188,19190,19189],"class_list":["post-232414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-boating","tag-dale-webb","tag-lake-wedowee","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=232414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=232414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=232414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=232414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}