Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division Rangers released a recap of Labor Day incidents that took place over the busy Labor Day weekend. Rangers responded to boating incidents and drownings on waterways across the state. They will be shifting their focus to the thousands of hunters who will be entering the woods this hunting season. Labor Day typically marks […]
We regret to inform you of the death of Sheila Ann Carlotta, 33, of Marietta. Her body was found in Lake Allatoona shortly before noon on Sunday, August 31, 2014. Officials with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office say a boater noticed her body in about three feet of water near the beach at Kellogg Creek’s […]
According to Mark McKinnon, spokesman for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the year’s fifth drowning in Lake Allatoona occurred about 4 PM, on Sunday, July 27, 2014. A 26-year-old man, identified by the Bartow County coroner’s office as Ryan Tyndall, of Snellville, was swimming away from the shore near Allatoona Landing in Bartow County when he […]
Five people were injured in a boat crash on Lake Allatoona following the fireworks at Allatoona Yacht Club on Saturday, July 5, 2014, according to Public Affairs Officer Mark McKinnon with the Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division in his final Fourth of July Weekend Boating Incident report for 2014. The last time Independence Day […]
We regret to inform you of the death of a gentleman from the nation of India who was the second Lake Allatoona drowning victim in two weeks. According to Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division Public Affairs Officer Mark McKinnon, mister Varun Krishnamurthy, who turned 27-years-old on May 11th, was swimming with […]
We regret to inform you of the death of a six-year-old child who lost his life in Lake Allatoona. According to Cherokee County Sheriff Deputy Lt. Jay Baker, Corday Dimilo Duffy of College Park went missing from his family’s campsite on the lake on Friday evening, June 13, 2014, around 7:15 PM. Sadly, the young […]
The long Memorial Day Holiday Weekend is over. Most of us are only dealing with sunburns or indigestion. We had a relatively safe weekend on Lake Allatoona, but there were plenty of boating incidents elsewhere. Department of Natural Resources Spokeswoman Melissa Cummings kindly provided the final statistics about all the boating incidents that occurred around Georgia […]
Fun times on Lake Allatoona often require days of planning and preparation. Making food in advance, buying ice and drinks on the way, firing up the grill, and gathering the gang when the dinnerbell rings takes time. It’s also good to plan in advance to avoid the risks of being on Lake Allatoona. It only takes […]
Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources Communications and Outreach Specialist Melissa Cummings informed LakeAllatoona.com at 1 PM on Sunday, May 25, 2014, of the tragic drowning of a young man in Lake Allatoona. Early Sunday morning, Georgia DNR Law Enforcement conservation rangers on active patrol at Lake Allatoona received a call that a person was underwater at […]
Georgia’s Office of Highway Safety Director Harris Blackwood held a news conference on Friday, May 23, 2014, at the Bethany Bridge Boat Ramp on Lake Allatoona. He was joined by law enforcement officers from county, state and federal agencies to drive home the message: “Choose Your Ride.” There were a dozen law enforcement vehicles and […]