Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Doraville man, 25, dies while swimming across a cove at Van Pugh Park.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
A 25-year-old Doraville man drowned at Lake Lanier on Labor Day (Sept. 3). Kyle Miller drowned at Van Pugh Park at about 4 p.m. Monday, Melissa Cummings, communications/outreach specialist for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources reported. Miller was swimming across a cove at the day-use area with two others when he went under. The Hall Count Dive Team recovered his body in about 15 feet of water some 20 yards from the bank at 4:22 p.m., Cummings reported. Keep checking Patch for more updates on this incident.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Jeff Nause may be an accidental drowning victim after the incident Saturday.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Authorities and perhaps family members will resume searching Monday (Aug. 20) on Lake Lanier for the Atlanta man who still is missing after a boating incident early Saturday. WSB-TV reported that search teams ended their efforts Sunday afternoon because of weather and boat traffic. They are seeking Jeff Nause, 44, a Georgia Tech graduate and CEO of a semiconductor company. Nause jumped off a boat about 12:30 a.m. Saturday near Three Sisters Island, according to reports. Authorities say alcohol may have been a factor in the accident. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the case is being investigated as an accidental drowning. Authorities said Nause was on a friend's boat with a woman and another couple when he plunged into the …
A girl is cut by a boat's propeller. In another case, a man is missing after jumping from a sailboat.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Updated 8:15 a.m., Aug. 19 A man is still missing and believed drowned after jumping from a sailboat, and a teen girl was cut by a boat propeller in separate Lake Lanier incidents Saturday (Aug. 18). MAN MISSING AFTER JUMPING FROM BOAT: WSB-TV reported that Atlanta resident Jeffrey Nause, 44, jumped from a sailboat into the lake waters about 12:30 a.m. Saturday. He was with a woman and another couple near Lake Lanier Islands. Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials (DNR) officials said they had to suspend the search Saturday due to the high volume of traffic on the lake, and the search was expected to resume Sunday. DNR spokesperson Mike Burgamy said alcohol may have been a factor in this case, which is being investigated by the …
Friday, August 3, 2012
The Cumming man was involved in a deadly collision that resulted in the deaths of brothers Griffin and Jake Prince of Gwinnett.
Paul J. Bennett, 44, of Cumming has been indicted by a Hall County grand jury. He is the operator of a fishing boat that struck a pontoon boat in June on Lake Lanier, killing two Gwinnett siblings, 9-year-old Jake Prince and his brother Griffin, 13. Hall County District Attorney Lee Darragh spoke with Patch and said Bennett was arraigned Thursday afternoon for: As for what happens next to Bennett, Darragh said, "Obviously he is scheduled for later hearings, but beyond that I don't have any other information for you." The tragic incident happened Monday night, June 18, in the Shoal Creek area of Lake Lanier (near Lake Lanier Islands). Four families -- 13 people in all, with nine children -- were on the vessel, owned by the Prince family, …
Friday, July 27, 2012
Several recent tragedies prompt resort officials to act with boating aids the Sunset Cove area.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Boating accidents that have claimed the lives of three youths in the past two months on Lake Lanier have prompted resort officials to install a new safety feature -- channel markers. Currently bobbing off the shore of the Sunset Cove area of Lake Lanier Islands are red and green channel markers, designed to aid in navigation through the busy harbor, according to a news release. -- What do you think of this safety measure at Lake Lanier? Tell us in the comments below. “The markers are an effort to assist the boating public in accessing the cove in a more organized fashion, while providing improved entry to the cove by first responders in case of an emergency,” said Bill Donohue, Lake Lanier Island Development Authority's executive director…
Thursday, July 26, 2012
A 44-year-old man drowns Thursday at West Bank Park located off Buford Dam Road.
A family outing on Lake Lanier turned tragic Thursday afternoon (July 26) after a 44-year-old man drowned. Capt. Jason Shivers with the Forsyth County Fire Department said units were dispatched at 3:08 p.m. to Lake Lanier for a "missing person, presumed drowning victim." "Upon our arrival we confirmed with family and friends, and bystanders that in fact a drowning was witnessed of an adult male off the shore of West Bank Park [located off Buford Dam Road] here in Forsyth County," said Shivers. FCFD divers performed an initial surface search, followed by an underwater search where the body of the victim was recovered and brought to shore at 3:46 p.m. Authorities believe the man went under around 3 p.m. "Typically our practice is to attempt …
The youngster died from injuries suffered in an accident on Lake Lanier earlier in July.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
The funeral for Kile Glover, the Atlanta youth who died from injuries suffered on Lake Lanier in July, will be Friday (July 27), according to media reports. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported that the services for the son of Usher's ex-wife will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Weiuca Road Baptist Church on Peachtree Road. Glover, 11, and a teenage friend were in an inner tube being pulled on a boat when they were hit by a personal watercraft. Glover suffered severe head injuries and was on life support for two weeks. The Georgia DNR has identified Jeffrey S. Hubbard, a family friend, as the driver of the personal watercraft. No charges have been filed in the incident, and alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the incident. …
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Social media users are sharing their grief over the youth's reported death.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
Updated 5:50 p.m. As reports of Kile Glover's death were seen over the Internet on Saturday, reaction came from many on Twitter, which long has been abuzz about the son of entertainer Usher's ex-wife. Music mogul Russell Simmons (@unclerush) tweeted, "I am sending out every prayer I got to Tameka, Ryan, Usher and their family..." Said Tameka Harris (@tinymajormama), "Sending our condolences to @tamekaraymond & Ryan Glover...our heart & prayers are with u all & the family! May your son R.I.P" Glover, 11, was taken off life support recently after suffering critical injuries in an accident on Lake Lanier in early July. Reports say his mother, Tameka Raymond, made the decision because insurance coverage no longer would pay for the life support…
Son of Usher's ex-wife reportedly was removed from life support.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
Kile Glover, the son of entertainment superstar Usher's ex-wife, reportedly has died after being removed from life support. According to the Huffington Post, the entertainment website TMZ reported that Glover's mother, Tameka Foster, allegedly made the tough decision after being told that a full recovery was not likely. She is also said to have been unable to pay the medical bills required to keep her son on life support, after the family's insurance company coverage expired. -- What is your reaction to Kile Glover's death? Tell us in the comments below. Glover (aka Kyle Glover), 11, was critically injured earlier in July after being hit by a jet ski driven by a family friend. A 15-year-old girl with Glover also was injured. Both were life…
Monday, July 16, 2012
Insurance limits come into play for the son of Usher's ex-wife, critically injured at Lake Lanier in July.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Kile Glover, the son of Usher's ex-wife who was critically injured at Lake Lanier earlier in July, may have to be taken off life support, according to media reports. The entertainment website TMZ has reported that Tameka Raymond will be forced to take her son off life support as early as next month because his insurance coverage is about to expire. -- How do you feel about this critical decision? Tell us in the comments below. Citing sources, TMZ reported that Tameka Raymond can only keep her son, 11, on life-support as long as her insurance company agrees to pay, otherwise she doesn't have the funds to cover the enormous hospital bills. He has been on life support since a July 6 accident that also injured a female friend, 15. A family …
Steve Burns
11:12 am on Sunday, August 19, 2012
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