A 24-year-old man was declared dead after jumping off a dock at Lake Lanier and being electrocuted. The man is said to have encountered an unexpected electric shock in the waters near Lanier Beach South Road, Forsyth County.

According to Channel 2 Action News, Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials got to know on Thursday that a man received a fatal shock near Lanier Beach South Road in Forsyth County. The man, who has not been identified yet, reportedly jumped off the dock into the water on July 29. After being electrocuted, the man was transported to Northside Forsyth Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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Officials are currently working to find out how the incident took place and what is the best way to prevent such incidents from happening in the future. Till the authorities notify the next of kin, the victim’s identity will be kept under wraps.

Lanier is the most visited lake in Georgia, receiving 11.8 million tourists annually. It is also the deadliest, with 45 lake-related fatalities from just 2015 to 2018 and 58 boating fatalities, and 145 drownings between 1999 and 2018. This data was collected by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

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The sheer volume of visitors to Lake Lanier, according to DNR spokesperson Mark McKinnon, is to blame for its incident rate. Both tourists and residents flock to the lake every summer to enjoy boating, fishing, swimming, and other water sports.

“There are simply more incidents on Lanier due to the volume of visitors,” McKinnon told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2016. “Lanier has many more boaters and swimmers than any other lake in the state, including Allatoona.” 

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Therefore, Georgia authorities advise lake visitors to exercise caution, adhere to safety recommendations, and always wear a life jacket when on the water.