MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a swimmer’s body was found in the water.
On Sunday, just after 9 p.m., Monroe County Deputies responded to the Popes Ferry boat ramp off Georgia Highway 87 about a missing person.
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Deputies spoke with witnesses who said they saw someone disappear while swimming from a shallow sand bar back to the boat ramp.
The witnesses tried finding the swimmer but they couldn’t.
Deputies started a drone search for the swimmer.
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The Monroe County Fire Department and the Department of Natural Resources also assisted with the search.
At 11:50 p.m., the body of the swimmer was recovered from the water.
The investigation is ongoing.
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