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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Gwinnett Family in Lanier Boating Fatality Hit Hard

The Grass Shack, a boating business owned by the Prince family, is open, but ...

Updated 9:54 a.m. The Grass Shack, a boating business near Lake Lanier, was open Wednesday morning, but it definitely was not business as usual. "As of now, I'm the only one here," Grass Shack employee Jean Aubin said by telephone. The reason is understandable. The Grass Shack is owned by the Prince family of Buford, which lost a 9-year-old son in a boating collision Monday night on Lake Lanier. A 13-year-old Prince son still is missing because of the crash. Do you know the Prince family? Have you been to The Grass Shack? Share your thoughts in the comments below. "I just came in," Aubin said. "I don't know if anyone else will." He noted that normally, the business would be buzzing with employees and customers. Michael Prince Jr., active …

Names Released of Lanier Boating Collision Victims

Brothers were from Gwinnett County. Search resumes Wednesday for missing teen.

Updated 5:49 p.m. Authorities have released the names of the victims from Monday's fatal boating accident on Lake Lanier, according to media reports. Nine-year-old Jake Prince was killed when a fishing boat crashed into a pontoon boat, and Prince's brother, Griffin Prince, 13, remains missing, WSB-TV website reported. The WSB report also said the children’s father, Michael Prince Jr., was driving the pontoon boat. The Prince family is from Gwinnett County. Paul J. Bennett of Cumming has been arrested and released on bond in connection with the crash. He faces boating under the influence charges, and other charges are possible. Reports say that Bennett and his wife were planning a divorce and had moved out of their house. Bennett operated a…

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