He was seen swimming near the dock prior to going under, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said, according to Atlanta’s WSB-TV.
Body of 64-year-old man recovered from Georgia's Lake Lanier
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Citing concerns by biologists with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the federal lawsuit says opening the state's 100-mile (160-kilometer) coast to year-round dredging for the first time since 1991 “would almost certainly kill and injure federally threatened and endangered sea turtles.”
Judge asked to halt dredges during sea turtle nesting season
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