No Go for Recovery Operation today

A small crew was working today on the recovery of Thomas Hill from the Chattooga River. However, water levels on the river were still too high for a full operation that includes in-water or on-water operations on the river itself. The Incident Command Team has made the decision to suspend full operations for a fourth day because of weather, flows and crew safety. “There is some pretty violent water, as well as some pretty big log jams and lots of other debris in the river,” said Oconee County Emergency Management Director Scott Krein.  The National Weather Service is forecasting heavy rain and thunderstorms over the area again in the next 24 hours. The area is also under a flash flood watch until 8pm tonight.