Lake Lanier Deaths 2024 Dates. A georgia man fishing at lake lanier drowned on wednesday, marking the latest in a series of tragedies at the lake rumored to be haunted. The georgia department of natural resources law enforcement division's data shows that 216 people have died at lake lanier between 1994 and 2022.

In the years since lake lanier’s creation, over 500 accidents and deaths have occurred on its waters leading residents to share folklore about the site. Sunday night’s update from the georgia department of natural resources.