Crime & Safety
Lake Lanier Drowning Victim Found, Identified
Jacob Thomas, 28, fell into the water and never resurfaced.
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The Gainesville Times reported the body of Jacob Thomas of Atlanta was found Monday near Sunset Cove at Lake Lanier Islands.
Thomas had been missing since falling from a dock into the water around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Witnesses said he hit his head on a boat as he fell.
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His body was found by a dive team near the cove in 48 feet of water, Hall County authorities said.
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Search divers were in the water at Lake Lanier searching for a man who possibly drowned after falling off a dock early Sunday morning.
The Gainesville Times reported a 28-year-old man fell into the water and never resurfaced around 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Sunset Cove on the south end of the lake.
A Hall County dive team was searching an area about 50 feet deep, the newspaper said.
(Photo: Lake Lanier, file)
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