(Helen)- Four people are safe after two small boats they were in capsized on a lake in White County Saturday. White County Fire Chief Norman Alexander said the initial call, which was received around noon, came in as a 9-1-1 hang up call. The dispatch center was able to trace that call to Unicoi State Park, north of Helen.
Alexander said, the four – two in each boat – had gone out on the lake at the park, it was quite windy and the boats tipped over. Chief Alexander said, “ they self rescued themselves”.
At first officials believed that the victim or victims were still in the lake. That prompted, White County officials to contact the Hall County Fire Department Dive Team and put them on standby. A short time after fire officials arrived on scene everything was declared okay.
Along with White County Fire personnel, Helen Fire Department, Hall County Dive Team, White County Sheriff Department and Georgia Department of Natural Resource assisted in the call.
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