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FBI joins search for missing boy in boat crash
Agency brings new equipment to aid authorities
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An FBI crew feeds cable into the water as it operates a 3-D side scan sonar in the waters of Lake Lanier on Monday afternoon.
Authorities were continuing their search Monday for Griffin Prince, 13, who has been missing since a June 18 boat crash. The wreck in the area of Shoal Creek near Buford Dam killed Griffin’s 9-year-old brother, Jake. Monday morning, the FBI joined local and state authorities in the search for Prince’s body in the depths of Lake Lanier, according to Sgt. Stephen Wilbanks, Hall County Sheriff’s Office spokesman.