Update published on Sept. 1, 2025 @ 12 p.m.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has updated its Labor Day weekend boating under the influence (BUI) numbers.
The tally is now up to 10 BUI arrests for the Gainesville region, with no incidents or injuries so far for the holiday weekend.
There are 13 BUIs reported for the entire state, with the other three reported out of the Acworth, Albany, and Thomson regions.
Nine of those 10 in northeast Georgia occurred on Lake Lanier. The DNR will release an updated report on Tuesday.
Original story published on Aug. 31, 2025 @ 9:25 a.m.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources reports a handful of boating under the influence arrests and no incidents so far on Georgia waterways over the holiday weekend.
Mark McKinnon with DNR said the Lanier region recorded 4 BUI arrests with 7 total across the state.
DNR will release an updated report on Monday.
