Body of missing swimmer found in northeast Georgia river – WSB-TV Channel 2

One of the men emerged safely from the water, authorities said.

First responders began searching for the other man after witnesses told police he was unable to get out of the water.

The Police Department closed the Oconee River Greenway throughout Thursday night and continued search efforts into Friday morning.

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Maj. Linc Boyer of the Milledgeville Police Department said the body of the missing swimmer was found Friday afternoon.

“One of his brothers who was there with him gave us a pretty good location, so that’s where we’re focusing our efforts.” The current was much stronger yesterday than today,” Boyer told WGXA.

Boyer told WGXA that his brother, Holden Knight, lived in Milledgeville, while the drowning victim, Hunter Knight, was from Thomaston, Georgia.

According to Athens-Clarke County officials, the Oconee Rivers Greenway System offers 3.1 miles of natural surface-only hiking trails and eight miles of concrete.

The Oconee River Greenway has since reopened.

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