A boat collision on Lake Hartwell Sunday afternoon claimed the life of a Canton teen, state officials have confirmed.
Eric David Beasley, 17, of Canton, was alone in the bass boat he was operating with it collided with a cabin cruiser about 1:50 p.m. Sunday near Carters Ferry Boat Ramp in the Reed Creek area of Hart County, said Mark McKinnon of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division.
When officers arrived on scene, they found that Beasley had died of his injuries, McKinnon said. The second vessel was occupied by six people, two of which were transported by emergency medical services to Anderson Memorial Hospital with injuries.
The Georgia DNR Critical Incident Reconstruction Team (CIRT) will be conducting the investigation, which is expected to take six to eight weeks, McKinnon said.
Additional assistance was provided by South Carolina DNR, Hart County Sheriff’s Office, Hart County EMS, and Anderson County EMS.
