Crews from several agencies are searching for a kayaker who went missing early Tuesday morning on the Chattahoochee River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gwinnett County Firefighters responded at 1:23 a.m. to the report of the missing kayaker. Forsyth County\u2019s Swiftwater team was already in the water and had located the kayak but requested assistance with the possible jurisdiction being in Gwinnett County due to the location of the kayak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gwinnett\u2019s Swiftwater 14 made entrance into the water at the McFinnis Ferry boat ramp. Air 1 responded to the request for assistance but was unable to see any victims while using their infrared and their spotlight was not in operation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After several unsuccessful attempts to retrieve the rope attached to the kayak, operations were moved to the banks. The search was stopped once fog conditions created low visibility and hindered further travel. At 3:30 a.m., crews made the decision to restart the search during daylight hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 7:17 a.m., Gwinnett Swiftwater Rescue Technicians headed back to the Chattahoochee River and reentered the water at about 8:30 a.m. with assistance from Air 1, Johns Creek Fire Department, Forsyth County\u2019s Dive Team, US National Park Service, Georgia Department of National Resources, Forsyth County\u2019s Sherriff Office, and Suwanee Police Department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recovery operations have continued throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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