Tag Archives: Lake Lanier

Saturday night, a man boating in Lake Lanier went underwater and never resurfaced. Rescue search crews are now searching for him. According to WBSTV, the man was on an inflatable raft but got off to retrieve an oar before he went under. Authorities were called out around 9:20 pm. Fire …

On Thursday, the body of the 19-year-old man who went underwater and never resurfaced was pulled from Georgia’s Lake Lanier has been identified. According to Mark McKinnon, a spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the drowning was reported to authorities around 7:30 pm at Young Deer Creek. DNR …

Six people were injured Sunday when a boat exploded on Lake Lanier in Georgia.  WBS-TV reports that according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the boat exploded while refueling at a Margaritaville resort’s gas dock around 2:30 p.m. A jet ski drifted away from the fire, spreading it to a …

The body of a swimmer who jumped off a pontoon boat into Lake Lanier and did not resurface has been recovered. Game wardens with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources were called out to the lake after 12 p.m. The lake is located just outside Gainesville. According to the Atlanta …

Hall County Authorities are continuing their search, looking for a swimmer who went missing in Lake Lanier on Saturday. According to AJC.com, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is searching the Flat Creek area of Lake Lanier, where the swimmer was last seen. Spokesman Mark McKinnon said the swimmer, who was not …

Do you believe in ghosts? The residents who visit a lake northeast of Atlanta do. According to CNN, the spooky tales surrounding Lake Lanier include a long-dead woman who roams the lake in a blue dress and mysterious arms reaching out for swimmers. Located in the north Georgia mountains’ foothills, …

Two brothers of Cummings, Georgia, were found dead early Saturday morning on a boat at Lake Lanier. Scott Landeck, 22, and Brian Landeck, 31, were found by family and friends around  11 a.m. in Bald Ridge Creek near Mary Alice Park, Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Stacie Miller said. According to the …