A boater was found dead Friday in Harris Lake following a five-hour search after his boat crashed into a cement pole, officials say. A second boater was rescued.
According to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, around 6 a.m. deputies responded to a water rescue involving a boat at the Holleman’s Crossing boating access point at Harris Lake County Park.
“2 am this morning boat collided with cement piling at lake,” Captain Bill Harding, Wake County Sheriff’s Office said.
The lake is located minutes from the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant in New Hill.
A spokesperson told WRAL News two men who were night fishing crashed into a cement pylon in the water and were thrown from the boat.
“We know at least one was thrown from boat, the other was recovered in the boat,” Chief Tony Godwin, Wake County Sheriff’s Office said.
When the boat crashed, witnesses heard their cries …