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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

"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.

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 ...