Saturday, May 11, 2013
Law enforcement agencies will be participating in the event in May.
With the 2013 summer boating and recreational season near, authorities at Lake Lanier are gearing up to stress boating safety. A Boating Safety Awareness Day will be held at Lake Lanier on Saturday, May 18, from 10-4 p.m., to help increase awareness of boating safety issues, according to a news release from lake officials. The event will be held at the Sunset Cove area in nearby Buford. Several local law enforcement agencies will attend, as well as lake partner agencies and local retailers, the release said. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will conduct complimentary vessel safety inspections. Boating safety concerns have increased after several high-profile deaths occurred on the lake in 2012. Buford youths Griffin and Jake Prince and …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Wednesday, February 13
Search Continues for Man Missing on Lake Lanier - Cumming Patch The search for a 47-year-old boater and fisherman missing on Lake Lanier since Monday night resumed at dawn today, according to Lt. Rick Doyle of the FCSO. "At this point we have six boats in the water, two from DNR [Department of Natural Resources], one from SO [Sheriff's Office], one from the coast guard auxiliary and two from FCFD [Fire Department]," Doyle said. See Cumming Patch for more on this story. Gwinnett School Resource Officer Hit by Car While Directing Traffic - Suwanee Patch A Gwinnett County Schools police resource officer was struck and injured by a vehicle about 6:45 a.m. Wednesday (February 13) near Lanier High in Sugar Hill, Gwinnett Police said. The GCPS …
Monday, January 7, 2013
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Bicyclist Struck by Truck, in Critical Condition - Canton-Sixes Patch A Canton man is in critical condition at Kennestone Hospital after being struck by a truck while riding his bicycle Saturday afternoon. According to a Canton Police Department press release, Louis Phillips, 66, was struck by a Chevrolet pick up truck traveling west on Cumming Highway at 4:51 p.m. on Jan. 5. The accident occurred near the on-ramp to northbound Interstate 575. See Canton-Sixes Patch for more on this story. Body of Lawrenceville Man Pulled from Lake Lanier - Lawrenceville Patch The Hall County Fire Department's Dive Team reportedly pulled the body of 54 year old Robert Armistead of Lawrenceville from Lake Lanier Sunday according to CBS Atlanta. The dive …
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Divers continue their search for a 44-year-old man believed to have drowned near Lake Lanier Islands.
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
Divers from the Hall County Sheriff’s Office Underwater Search and Recovery Team continue search efforts today for a 44-year-old man who is believed to have drowned in Lake Lanier just after midnight Saturday (Aug. 18), according to Sgt. Stephen Wilbanks of the HCSO. The team’s activity will be limited to sonar searches only due to heavy weekend boat traffic in the area, which creates hazardous dive conditions. Crews will mark likely sonar targets for closer inspection when dive operations resume on Monday morning. Jeffrey Nause apparently went into the water from a boat to take a swim, according to deputies who responded to the vicinity of Lake Lanier Islands regarding a report of a drowning. Initial reports indicated that at some point …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Check out these Patch headlines from communities not far from Alpharetta and Milton.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Lawsuit: First Baptist Canton 'Enabled' Sexual Abuse - Canton Patch First Baptist Canton allowed a fired employee with a history of sexual misconduct against children to return to the church as a volunteer, a misstep that led to the sexual battery of a teenage boy, the parents of the victim allege in a civil suit. The boy's parents are suing the church, senior pastor George Anderson and former church employee Shawn Finch, alleging that they not only failed to properly supervise the volunteer and the children in their care, but tried to "downplay" the abuse in a meeting at the church. A Cherokee County grand jury in April 2011 indicted the volunteer, 29-year-old Matthew Brent Sheffield of Canton, in the June 2010 sexual battery of the boy, …
Friday, July 27, 2012
Here are some top Patch headlines not far from Alpharetta and Milton.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Divers Recover Body of Drowning Victim on Lake Lanier – Cumming Patch A family outing on Lake Lanier turned tragic Thursday afternoon after a 44-year-old man drowns. Rodrigo Bernal Trejo was pronounced dead at Northside Hospital-Forsyth said Capt. Jason Shivers with the Forsyth County Fire Department, according to Deputy Coroner Nickie Stockel. Shivers said units were dispatched at 3:08 p.m. to Lake Lanier for a "missing person, presumed drowning victim." "Upon our arrival we confirmed with family and friends, and bystanders that in fact a drowning was witnessed of an adult male off the shore of West Bank Park [located off Buford Dam Road] here in Forsyth County," said Shivers. FCFD divers performed an initial surface search, followed by…
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Son of Usher's ex-wife reportedly was removed from life support.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
Kile Glover, the son of entertainment superstar Usher's ex-wife, reportedly has died after being removed from life support. According to the Huffington Post, the entertainment website TMZ reported that Glover's mother, Tameka Foster, allegedly made the tough decision after being told that a full recovery was not likely. She is also said to have been unable to pay the medical bills required to keep her son on life support, after the family's insurance company coverage expired. – What is your reaction to Kile Glover's death? Tell us in the comments below. Glover (aka Kyle Glover), 11, was critically injured earlier in July after being hit by a jet ski driven by a family friend. A 15-year-old girl with Glover also was injured. Both were life …
Monday, July 16, 2012
Insurance limits come into play for the son of Usher's ex-wife, critically injured at Lake Lanier in July.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Kile Glover, the son of Usher's ex-wife who was critically injured at Lake Lanier earlier in July, may have to be taken off life support, according to media reports. The entertainment website TMZ has reported that Tameka Raymond will be forced to take her son off life support as early as next month because his insurance coverage is about to expire. -- How do you feel about this critical decision? Tell us in the comments below. Citing sources, TMZ reported that Tameka Raymond can only keep her son, 11, on life support as long as her insurance company agrees to pay, otherwise she doesn't have the funds to cover the enormous hospital bills. He has been on life support since a July 6 accident that also injured a female friend, 15. A family …
Monday, July 2, 2012
Here are some top Patch headlines not far from Alpharetta and Milton.
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Monday, July 2, 2012
Prince Brothers' Funeral Service To Be Tuesday in Suwanee –Suwanee Patch The funeral service for Griffin and Jake Prince, the Buford brothers who were killed in the boating collision last month on Lake Lanier, will be Tuesday in Suwanee. The service will be at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 4833 Suwanee Dam Road, according to a statement issued Monday by representatives of the Prince family. This church is very near North Gwinnett High School. The Prince family asks that attendance be limited to family and close friends, the spokesperson said. Those attending are asked to be seated at the church by 11:40 a.m.. Parking will be at the church, and overflow parking will be at North Gwinnett High. A memorial for Griffin and …
Monday, June 25, 2012
Additional high-tech help is available in the search for Griffin Prince.
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Monday, June 25, 2012
More high-tech help was expected as divers resumed the search Monday for missing Griffin Prince at Lake Lanier. WSB-TV.com reported that the FBI will bring in new equipment Monday that will allow divers to stay under water for more than six minutes at a time in an effort to complete their search. A candlelight vigil was held for Griffin and his brother, Jake. Previously, an underwater remote device was shipped in from California to aid in the search. Prince, 13, of Buford has been missing since last week's boating collision, which also took the life of his brother Jake, 9. Paul J. Bennett has been charged with boating under the influence in connection with the crash. Bennett was piloting a boat that collided with a pontoon boat piloted by …
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