GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A man is dead after officials say he went swimming in Lake Lanier.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials told Channel 2 Action News just after 3 p.m. Saturday, game wardens, crews with Gwinnett County fire and the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a possible drowning at Lanier Park.
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According to the investigation, a man was swimming when he went under and did not resurface.
When crews arrived, they located the swimmer in 10 feet of water with the help of boat-mounted sonar.
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Officials confirmed the victim, 23-year-old Edgar Steven Cruz Martinez, was dead when he was pulled from the water.
No additional information was provided regarding this incident.
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