Man Drowns At Lake Lanier, Remains Recovered By Divers

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA – A man drowned at Lake Lanier Saturday, after falling into the water from the dock, the man's son told police. His body was recovered Sunday.

Jalil Poorak, 59, from Alpharetta, drowned at approximately 9:56 p.m. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and Fire Department were dispatched to Hayes Drive, Gainesville, Georgia, where an adult son told authorities that his father had fallen into the water at their dock and had not resurfaced.

The Sheriff’s Office responded with Forsyth County Fire Dive Team, Georgia Department of Natural
Resources, Army Corps of Engineers and Hall County Marine Units. DNR deployed their boat mounted
sonar and located a possible location of Poorak in about 25’ of water below where he was last seen.

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The Forsyth and Hall County dive teams located Poorak's body Sunday at 12:04 a.m. and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the drowning.

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