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Teacher's body discovered a month after fiancée found dead near his boat on Georgia lake, sheriff says
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Body of missing high school coach in Georgia found in lake month after reported missing
Body of missing teacher found in Georgia lake after he disappeared with fiancée
The body of an Atlanta teacher was located Sunday not far from where his fiancée was found dead after they vanished while boating on Lake Oconee.
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After a month of searching Lake Oconee, Gary Jones’ body has finally been recovered. Channel 2′s Tyisha Fernandes spoke with friends and family of the beloved Westminster teacher who say it has been a difficult month.
The search for Gary Jones’ body lasted 29 days before he was found. Jones and his fiancé, Spelman College professor Joycelyn Wilson, went missing in February.
Keith Cormican, founder of Bruce's Legacy, specializes in this kind of search. His brother drowned in 1995 and it sparked his decision to start the nonprofit.
Jones and his fiancée Joycelyn Wilson disappeared on Feb. 8 after going out on Lake Oconee to celebrate his 50th birthday.
The exhaustive monthlong search for a metro Atlanta teacher, coach and father came to an end Sunday with a small sigh of relief. Gary Jones was finally located, 45 feet below the surface of Lake Oconee.
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Channel 2′s Bryan Mims was at Lake Oconee on Saturday morning as a Wisconsin-based expert and his specialized search team joined the search to help the family get results and some closure. Keith Cormican runs a nonprofit called Bruce’s Legacy, which is funded by donations and named for his late brother.
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