HALL COUNTY, Ga. — The Gainesville Police Department is investigating after a body was found at Lake Lanier.
Sgt. Kevin Holbrook confirmed with Channel 2 Action News authorities were trying to retrieve the body on Sunday afternoon.
At 11:30 a.m. fishermen located what they believed to be a body floating in the lake and called 911.
This is where investigators confirm decomposed female body discovered by fishermen-Dawsonville Hwy Bridge @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/e3wFt3NPKQ
— Nicole Carr (@NicoleCarrWSB) April 3, 2016
With the assistance of Hall County Fire's marine rescue boat, the body was retrieved from the water.
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