Maryland – Man’s body found in Lake Lanier

Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesman Mark McKinnon says the body of a 34-year-old Maryland man has been found in Lake Lanier, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The man was found dead in Bald Ridge Creek on Sunday. The man was tubing behind a boat when he died, McKinnon says, but he does not know the cause of death. The man’s identity is being withheld until his family is notified. The investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed, McKinnon said. The man is the sixth person to die at Lake Lanier this year.