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Buford Man Dies in Lake Lanier After Slipping Off Boat for Lost Hat

Witnesses said the 71-year-old stopped to retrieve a hat, then slipped into 11 feet of water and was recovered two hours later, officials said.

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A 71-year-old Buford man drowned Saturday afternoon in Lake Lanier after falling off his boat.

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Man, 71, drowns after falling into 'haunted' lake where 700 people died

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GA Man In Lake Lanier Drowning ID'ed

A Georgia man attempted to retrieve a hat he lost when he fell into Lake Lanier and drowned to death, authorities said.

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Buford man drowns in Lake Lanier after falling off boat while trying to get hat, officials say

A 71-year-old Buford man's boating trip to Lake Lanier ended in tragedy after officials say he fell into the Georgia lake while trying to retrieve his hat.

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Man slips off boat trying to grab hat. He never resurfaced from Lake Lanier

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources identified the victim as 71-year-old Kim Gregory Battle of Buford.

·Atlanta, United States
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Buford man dies in Lake Lanier after slipping off boat for lost hat

A 71-year-old Buford man drowned Saturday afternoon in Lake Lanier after falling off his boat.

·Atlanta, United States
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71-year-old Buford man drowns in Lake Lanier after trying to retrieve hat

A 71-year-old man drowned Saturday after jumping into Lake Lanier to get his hat, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.

·Gainesville, United States
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WAGA broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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