PUTNAM COUNTY, Ga. — A 4-year-old girl is in the hospital after being trapped underneath a capsized boat on the Fourth of July.
A spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources says 12 people were on a boat on Lake Oconee when a large wave came over the front. They say the passengers began to panic and ran to the back of the boat, causing it to capsize.
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Game wardens were called out just before 10:30 p.m. and began rescuing passengers, but were unable to locate the 4-year-old girl, who was wearing a life jacket.
A former lifeguard dove under the boat and found the girl.
Game wardens, an off-duty firefighter and nurse began performing CPR on the girl until paramedics arrived.
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She was taken to Putnam General Hospital before being flown to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
There is no word on her current condition.
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