Report: Man Drowns at Lake Lanier

Editor's note: Earlier reports said the victim in Sunday's drowning at Lake Lanier was from Lawrenceville. He has been identified as Lindy James Murdock of Atlanta.

A man drowned Sunday afternoon (June 23) at Lake Lanier, according to authorities.

According to the Gainesville Times, the man was on a float, but came off the float and went down, a Department of Natural Resources official said. The incident happened in the Athens Park Road area of Forsyth County.

The man's identity is being withheld, pending notification of next of kin.

The man “was just out with friends, swimming and enjoying the day,” DNR official Mike Burgamy said in a media release. “It doesn’t appear that foul play was involved.”

Several people were on the float with the victim, Burgamy said. 

It's the second drowning of the summer at the lake. Earlier in June, a Suwanee woman was a drowning victim.