Authorities said they recovered the body of a 17-year-old man who drowned in Lake Lanier on Friday.

The body of Cristopfer Acosta-farias of Gainesville was pulled out of the lake about 5 p.m., the Georgia Department of Natural Resources told AJC.com. He was reported missing about an hour earlier.

The teenager was swimming near Balus Creek Park when he went underwater and never resurfaced, the DNR said. Authorities are working to determine on what caused the teen to go under the water.

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