Others also reported minor injuries but declined to be transported by first responders. Author: Christopher Buchanan Updated: 2:11 PM EDT May 10, 2021
HALL COUNTY, Ga. Authorities are reporting multiple injuries after a boat explosion on Lake Lanier Sunday afternoon.
According to Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Mark McKinnon, game wardens responded around 2:45 p.m. to the Margaritaville gas dock regarding reports that a vessel exploded during fueling.
McKinnon said three people were seriously injured and two of them had to be airlifted. All three were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. Division Chief Zachary Bracket with Hall County Fire Services said the airlifted victims were a 16-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy. The third victim was a 39-year-old woman. He said that three others refused to be taken to the hospital.
Body of 23-year-old boater recovered from Lake Lanier
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HALL COUNTY, Ga. - Officials said the body of a 23-year-old boater was recovered Sunday afternoon from Lake Lanier.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources said 23-year-old Anthony Santil of Stockbridge was recovered from 44 feet of water.
Authorities located the body just before 1 p.m., DNR spokesperson Mark McKinnon said.
Game wardens used sector scan sonar to locate the body at the mouth of Balus Creek and confirmed the body with a remote-operated vehicle.
The Hall County Sheriff s Office dive team recovered Santil s body.
Others also reported minor injuries but declined to be transported by first responders. Author: Christopher Buchanan Updated: 2:11 PM EDT May 10, 2021
HALL COUNTY, Ga. Authorities are reporting multiple injuries after a boat explosion on Lake Lanier Sunday afternoon.
According to Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Mark McKinnon, game wardens responded around 2:45 p.m. to the Margaritaville gas dock regarding reports that a vessel exploded during fueling.
McKinnon said three people were seriously injured and two of them had to be airlifted. All three were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. Division Chief Zachary Bracket with Hall County Fire Services said the airlifted victims were a 16-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy. The third victim was a 39-year-old woman. He said that three others refused to be taken to the hospital.
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GAINSVILLE, Ga. (AP) - The body of a 23-year-old man was found Sunday in Lake Lanier, a day after he jumped off a pontoon boat and didn’t resurface.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesman Mark McKinnon said divers pulled the body of Anthony Saintil of Stockbridge from the lake around 1 p.m. Sunday, news outlets reported.