UPDATE: The victim in this accident was 29-year-old Justin Reynolds.
PRESS RELEASE
At approximately 3:35 am this morning, Saturday May 5, 2018, Appling County Deputies were dispatched to an ATV accident on Morris Landing Road. Upon arrival, Deputies found a side by side ATV partially submerged in a creek. The Appling County Search and Rescue Team was called in to assist in locating the driver. At approximately 7:45 am, a white male was found submerged a short distance from where the ATV was found.
The identity of the individual is being withheld pending notification of family. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the accident.