The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced this week that Georgia’s commercial and recreational food shrimp season will open in the state’s territorial waters at 8 a.m. June 8, 2021. DNR Commissioner Mark Williams on May 28 signed an administrative order setting the opening date at the recommendation of DNR’s Coastal Resources Division (CRD) and […]
15-year-old drowns after fall in Lumpkin County
The DNR has reported three drownings and a fatal accident on the water across the state since the start of the Memorial Day weekend. Author: Christopher Buchanan Updated: 2:14 AM EDT June 1, 2021
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. Crews have recovered the body of a teen who drowned in a north Georgia creek on Memorial Day.
According to Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Mark McKinnon, a 15-year-old boy at Dick s Creek was swimming with family when he slipped on a rock and went under. Lumpkin County Fire ultimately recovered the victim a short time later. He was turned over to the county coroner.
Crews have recovered the body of a teen who drowned in a north Georgia creek on Memorial Day. According to Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Mark McKinnon, a 15-year-old boy at Dick's Creek was swimming with family when he slipped on a rock and went under. Lumpkin County Fire ultimately recovered the victim a short time later. He was turned over to the county coroner. Authorities haven't identified the teen. Since the.
The name of the child and detail of the incident have not been released. Author: WRCB TV Updated: 6:18 AM EDT June 1, 2021
MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Murray County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the drowning of a toddler at Carters Lake on Monday.
A spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources initially confirmed the incident and said the 3-year-old child was taken to a hospital before game wardens arrived at the scene.
Murray County Sheriff Jimmy Davenport confirmed to our NBC affiliate, WRCB, that his office is investigating the drowning, along with the GBI’s region one office.