Crime & Safety

Man Rescued From Lake At Stone Mountain Park: Report

The fisherman reportedly fell from a boat into a lake and suffered hypothermia.

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA — A fisherman is battling hypothermia after fire crews rescued him from a lake Thursday at Stone Mountain Park, WSB-TV reported.

The man fell from a boat into Venable Lake near a dam around 6:30 a.m., the news outlet reported.

DeKalb County Fire and Rescue reportedly pulled him from the lake, and he was taken to a hospital. His condition was not immediately known.

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