HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A man is dead after officials say he drowned in Lake Lanier.

Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials said game wardens received reports of a drowning at Holiday Marina on Lake Lanier.

According to the investigation, a man was running down a dock, slipped, fell into the water and did not resurface.

Hall County Fire Rescue crews recovered the victim’s body in 17 feet of water.

The victim was identified as 23-year-old Gavrie Alexander Whitlock of Snellville.

Authorities have not provided additional details surrounding the drowning.

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