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Kayaker Drowns at Stone Mountain Park
(WSB Radio) A kayaker fell and drowned in a lake at Stone Mountain Park Friday, authorities said.
"Witnesses said that he overturned, swam a little ways and went under," Stone Mountain Park police Chief Chuck Kelly told WSB-TV the drowning happened after 6 p.m. "11 minutes later we located the gentleman in about 15 feet of water and about 40 feet from the shoreline."
Doctors did not immediately know the victim's identification. Investigators said he was not wearing a life vest.
"It's your best protection," said Chief Kelly. "You never know what can happen on the water. You could fall out of a boat, anything could happen. A life preserver could truly save your life."
On Memorial Day 2007, a fisherman found the body of a woman who had drowned in the lake at Stone Mountain Park. Another woman drowned in the park's lake in 2001. The medical examiner ruled both deaths accidental.
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