Jet Skier From Cumming Still Missing on Lake Lanier

CUMMING, GA — Forsyth County authorities were searching Tuesday for a jet skier who went missing on Lake Lanier Monday night.

Authorities Tuesday afternoon identified the missing man as Yakov Shteyman, 34, of Cumming.

At about 8:30 p.m. Monday, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office patrol division and marine unit, along with fire department and Department of Natural Resources crews, responded to a boating accident on the lake near Charleston Park.

Based on initial investigation, it appeared that a jet ski driven by Shteyman had collided with a bass fishing boat.

Shteyman went into the lake and did not resurface, the sheriff's office said. A search has been underway since that time.

A DeKalb County Police aviation unit assisted with the search Monday night and an aviation unit from the Department of Natural Resources was on the scene Tuesday.

Photo courtesy Forsyth County Sheriff's Office