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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

Seven people were left injured after a fiery boat explosion on Lake Lanier, a notorious body of water in Georgia where hundreds of others have perished, according to authorities. Of those hurt ...