Macon man dead after boating accident on Lake Tobesofkee

A Macon man is dead after a boating accident on Lake Tobesofkee late Wednesday night.

Christopher Robert King, 49, was thrown into the water when two boats collided on the lake at Claystone Park at 6600 Moseley Dixon Road shortly before 10:30 p.m., according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

An autopsy is expected to determine whether King died from drowning or from injuries sustained when the boats collided, said Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones.

The incident was reported as a drowning, with witnesses to the accident pulling King from the water. He was taken by ambulance to Coliseum Northside Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

The death is the second at Lake Tobesofkee in less than a week.

Sunday, the body of 32-year-old Samuel Lamar Williams of Warner Robins was pulled from the lake.

Williams was floating on a tube in the swimming area at the beach at Clayston Park with his family Saturday evening when he fell off. According to the sheriff’s office, Williams did not know how to swim and witnesses were unable to help him before he went under the surface.

The Bibb County Fire Department and Department of Natural Resources attempted to locate Williams Saturday night, before calling off the search and resuming it Sunday morning.

Anyone with information about Wednesday night’s boating accident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500.