Body of missing swimmer found in Lake Oconee, deputies say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A day after he went missing, the body of a swimmer was recovered in Lake Oconee on Friday, Greene County deputies said.
Bertram Foster, 54, hadn’t been seen since he tried to swim across a cove near Plantation Point Drive in Reynolds on Thursday.
Greene County deputies and emergency rescue crews, alongside the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, were called to the lake at around 9:40 p.m. They searched for the man from Williamson, Texas, until around 2 a.m. and continued on Friday after a break.
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PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Body of missing teacher found in Lake Oconee, Putnam County sheriff says
Lake Oconee made headlines in February when an Atlanta teacher and his fiancée, a Spelman College professor, went missing on the lake.
Joycelyn Wilson’s body was found the next day, while Gary Jones wouldn’t be recovered until March 9.
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