Lake Lanier is located about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta. It is the largest lake in Georgia with a nearly 700-mile shoreline, and is one of the busiest lakes in the Southeast.

A 5-year-old boy died after wandering into Lake Chatuge near his family's vacation rental home in Hiawassee, Georgia, despite emergency responders' efforts to save him.

A Fourth of July boat trip on a “haunted” Georgia resort lake — where hundreds have faced untimely deaths spanning decades — again turned tragic Saturday, after an explosion rocked the ...

The body recovered Friday from Lake Lanier has been identified as missing kayaker Dustin Valencia, a father of five from Cumming, Georgia. (The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office) ...

A Fourth of July boat trip on a "haunted" Georgia resort lake -- where hundreds have faced untimely deaths spanning decades -- again turned tragic Saturday, after an explosion rocked the vessel ...

Tragedy struck when a 5-year-old boy from Cumming, Georgia drowned in Lake Chatuge after going missing for about 10 minutes from his family's rental home.

On July 4, 2025, two separate boat explosions on North Georgia lakes left at least ten people injured. The first explosion happened on Lake Lanier near the Margaritaville resorts in Hall County.

Georgia officials said they have located the body of a man who jumped off a boat and into a lake wearing an unsecured life jacket. Witnesses saw Ramon Diaz-Soria, 27, leap into Lake Lanier in ...

"North Georgia welcomed 45 million visitors in 2023 and generated $82.6 million in visitor spending. Recreation and attractions like Lake Winnie accounted for 12.5% of that spending," she said.

Authorities are searching for 17-year-old boy who went missing from a Georgia lake on Thursday evening. Officials say Jackson Cole Craft went missing at Allatoona Lake on the evening of Thursday ...

A boat explosion Friday evening on popular Lake Lanier in Georgia left at least five people injured, officials said. Fire crews responded to reports of a boat explosion at about 7 p.m. ET to find ...

Tragedy struck when a 5-year-old boy from Cumming, Georgia drowned in Lake Chatuge after going missing for about 10 minutes from his family's rental home.