Cornelia man sinks truck in Lake Toccoa after day of fishing

A Cornelia man, on Saturday, was caught off guard after realizing his catch-of-the-day wasn’t a fish.

According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, after a day of fishing at Lake Toccoa, Alonzo Millsap, of Cornelia, was attempting to load his boat onto his trailer, when his 2005 Ford F-150 pickup truck began to roll back and into the lake.

Mize says that Millsap attempted to reenter his truck to stop it, but, was unsuccessful.

Millsap’s truck and trailer were both fully submerged under the water of Lake Toccoa; however, with the help of Oconee, South Carolina’s Dive Team, his vehicle was secured and pulled from the lake.

Mize adds that Millsap’s truck was towed from the scene.