BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. — Search crews in Baldwin County are still searching for a man after his boat began to sink on Lake Sinclair on Tuesday night.
According to Corporal Bubba Stanford with the Department of Natural Resources, it happened near Airport Island on Lake Sinclair at around 8:45 p.m.
Stanford says 71-year-old Joseph Roberson of Dublin had gone out for a night fishing trip with his wife, 77-year-old Reba Cherry Roberson, when their boat began to sink 3/4 of a mile from where they launched.
The couple called 911 and Reba was found by crews floating on the lake with her life jacket on and and empty life jacket floating nearby. It's believed to be the one her husband was using.
She's expected to make a full recovery after spending the night in the hospital getting treated for severe hypothermia.
Crews are still out searching for her husband and are now preparing to launch a special sonar-equipped pontoon boat to assist in the search.
Authorities are unsure what caused the boat to sink.