Crime & Safety
Lanier Divers May Take Break in Search for Missing Teen
Witness says Paul Bennett did not leave the scene until rescue crews showed up.
Divers were expected to resume their search Friday morning at Lake Lanier for missing teen Griffin Prince, according to media reports. However, the busy nature of weekends at Lake Lanier means they likely will suspend their search then.
Prince, 13, has been missing since a boating collision Monday that also killed his 9 year old brother, Jake.
Also, a witness to the crash scene told WSB-TV that Paul Bennett, who faces boating under the influence charges in connection with the crash, did not leave the scene immediately.
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"It wasn't a hit-and-run, by what people may think, that he left the scene immediately. He didn't do that," Phil Johnson said.
Johnson said Bennett left sometime after rescue crews showed up. Bennett operates a hair salon in Johns Creek. He may face other charges in connection with the crash.
Authorities say Bennett's boat collided with a pontoon boat with 13 people aboard, including the victims. The pontoon boat was piloted by Mike Prince Jr., the victims' father. Mike Prince Jr. is among the owners and operators of the Grass Shack, a boating business near Lake Lanier.
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