Body of Georgia boy pulled from lake after drowning while kayaking, MPs say

The body of an underage boy in Georgia was recovered from a private lake Tuesday afternoon after officials said he drowned in a kayaking incident.

Deputies and firefighters discovered the body after searching a lake on private property in Bowdon, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said.

The teenager was 16 years old, according to local WSB-TV.

“We are humbled by the help of everyone involved in this operation and ask the public to pray for the safety of those involved in the recovery and for the family of the victim,” the sheriff’s office wrote on its Facebook page.

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Carroll County deputies, firefighters and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday helped search a private lake in Bowdon, Georgia, to find the body of a boy who capsized in a kayak and never surfaced.
(Carroll County Sheriff’s Office)

Officials did not immediately release the identity of the boy or the circumstances leading to the capsizing of the kayak.

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately identify the minor.
(Carroll County Sheriff’s Office)

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Bowdon is a city located about 63 miles west of Atlanta.