Lanier records another drowning

Another person has drowned at Lake Lanier, marking the fifth drowning in eight days at the Buford lake. An official with the state Department of Resources says a 49-year old man was fishing Saturday afternoon when he decided to leave his boat and go swimming. The man’s body was later found 20-30 yards offshore in water 12 feet deep--he was not wearing a life jacket. Seven people have drowned in Lanier this year, only one off the total for all of 2007.

Man drowns at Lake Lanier

There was July 4th tragedy at Lake Lanier Wednesday. A 30-year-old man drowned as he tried to swim across a cove at the beach at Buford Dam Park. Gwinnett County authorities say the man was outside the labeled swimming area. The unidentified man was taken to Northside Forsyth Hospital in Cumming, where he was pronounced dead.