Monday, January 7, 2013
The body of Robert Armistead, 54, was pulled from the lake Sunday.
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Monday, January 7
UPDATE 12:45PM - The Hall County Sherrif's Department informed Lawrenceville Patch that Armistead's 10 to 15 foot jon boat was found overturned in the water about 10 feet off the shore. Armistead's body was taken to the Dekalb Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy and toxicology. The Hall County Fire Department's Dive Team reportedly pulled the body of 54 year old Robert Armistead of Lawrenceville from Lake Lanier Sunday according to CBS Atlanta. The dive team responded to a call of a capsized boat near the Aqualand Marina at around 10:30am Sunday. The Hall County Sheriff's Department told the television station that foul play is not suspected.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Gideon Burt drowned at Lake Lanier Tuesday.
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Friday, July 15, 2011
Funeral services have been set for a local man who died as a result of a swimming accident at Lake Lanier Islands. According to Hall County officials, 49-year-old Gideon Massey Burt of Lawrenceville drowned at Lake Lanier the evening of July 12. Hall County fire Chief David Kimbrell said Burt was in the water near the campground at Lake Lanier Islands when he disappeared around 6:15 Tuesday night. Kimbrell said Burt swam out to get a beach ball, called for help, but was not seen again. Hall County divers found Burt's body around 7:20 p.m. in water 32 feet deep. The Hall County sheriff's department is investigating the death. Burt was employed with the Gwinnett County Public School System in the Maintenance Division. He was also a member …
Thursday, July 14, 2011
The Center For Disease Control offers tips to cut down the risk.
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Almost weekly, there is a report of a drowning in one of the local lakes. Many of the cases have been in Lake Lanier. A 17-year-old Archer High School student drowned in Lake Lanier at the start of the Memorial Day weekend, in June a man drowned following a baptism at the lake and July 5 two men drowned in Lake Lanier on the same day. Tuesday a 49-year-old Lawrenceville man drowned when he went into the lake to retrieve a ball for his children. So far this summer, most drowning victims have been adult males. According to the Center For Disease Control website, statistically that is not surprising. Eighty percent of drowning victims are male. Also, natural water drownings, such as in lakes, rivers or the ocean, tend to involve people over …
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The man was reportedly trying to get a beach ball when he drowned.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Hall County officials say a Lawrenceville man drowned at Lake Lanier Tuesday evening. He has been identified as 49-year-old Gideon Massey Burt. Hall County fire Chief David Kimbrell said Burt was in the water near the campground at Lake Lanier Islands when he disappeared around 6:15 Tuesday night. Kimbrell said Burt swam out to get a beach ball, called for help, but was not seen again. Hall County divers found Burt's body around 7:20pm in water 32 feet deep. Kimbrell said the Hall County sheriff's department is investigating the death. In May, a Lawrenceville teenager also drowned in the lake.
