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  2. Georgia's Lake Lanier has claimed over 200 lives. Why do ...

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    A 23-year-old man drowned last Saturday after slipping and falling off a dock into Georgia’s Lake Lanier, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). It’s the fourth death ...

  3. A Georgia Man Is the Latest Death at 'Haunted' Lake Lanier - AOL

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    There were 13 deaths at Lake Lanier in 2023. So far this year, there have already been two.

  4. Oscarville, Georgia - Wikipedia

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    Oscarville is supposedly one of multiple "drowned towns" beneath Lake Lanier. [11] Local legend alleges Lake Lanier to be haunted. [12] One commonly claimed reason for the supposed haunting is the high number of drowning deaths, [3] with over 500 deaths between the lake's formation and 2021. [5] 200 deaths occurred between 1994 and 2020. [13]

  5. Lake Lanier - Wikipedia

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    There are also dozens of beaches on Lake Lanier that are on islands located all over Lake Lanier. [30] Lake Lanier Islands is a resort complex on the lake, opened in 1974, that includes a resort hotel called Legacy Lodge (formerly Emerald Pointe Hotel), a water park, and a golf course, among other amenities. The complex also included a second ...

  6. 1912 racial conflict in Forsyth County, Georgia - Wikipedia

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    The 16-year-old and an alleged accomplice were later convicted by an all-white jury and sentenced to death by hanging, which was carried out weeks later in what became a public execution. In the following months, a group of men called "Night Riders" [ a ] terrorized black citizens, warning them to leave in 24 hours or be killed.

  7. Man, 23, drowns in Georgia’s Lake Lanier after slipping on ...

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    An eighth person this year has died in Lake Lanier, making people question if the lake is safe ... marking the eighth death at the lake this year. Gavrie Alexander Whitlock, 23, was found dead at ...

  8. Usher's ex-wife wants to drain Georgia's largest lake, where ...

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    The ex-wife of R&B singer Usher is calling to drain Georgia's largest lake, where her son was fatally injured 11 years ago. Fashion designer Tameka Foster has collected more than 2,500 signatures ...

  9. List of bridge failures - Wikipedia

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    The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927 novel): An Inca rope bridge in Peru collapses, with the resulting deaths forming the basis for the novel's plot. The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952 novel) and its 1957 film adaptation The Bridge on the River Kwai : The building and destruction of the eponymous bridge form the basis of the plot.