The search for two men that went missing from an overturned boat on Monday afternoon at Smith Mountain Lake has shifted to a recovery effort today. The two men were reported missing at around 3:50 and crews searched into the night on Monday, the search resumed on Tuesday at 8 am.
The boat capsized near the Pittsylvania County line and crews search efforts have been focused near the Anthony Ford boat ramp.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday morning, Kelly Oakes identified one of the missing men as her son 21-year-old Landon Oakes. According to the post, a witness account stated that the two men were hanging onto the boat after it overturned. Then one of the men swam to shore. He then went back to get his friend that was struggling and the two never came back above water.