MONROE COUNTY, Georgia — A missing kayaker was rescued from the Towaliga River on Wednesday, according to Monroe County EMA.
Georgia State Police’s helicopter helped assist in the search using thermal tracking. At around 11:30 p.m., he was found holding on to a downed tree in the floodplain.
Crews and volunteers, aided by a property owner in the area, drove and hiked down to the area before making contact with the man, who was about 60 yards from land.
He was cold and wet but not injured. Due to various hazards it took crews a couple hours to rescue him from the water.
Monroe County EMA reminds people to never enter flood waters.
“Twisted trees, downed power lines, loss of topographical markers, etc are all a guarantee for a bad day. Thankfully this man was very fortunate to be found and was transported for further care,” they said in a Facebook post.