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Forsyth County man dies after crash with pontoon boat on Lake Lanier
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A Forsyth County man died after a crash between two vessels on Lake Lanier near Two Mile Creek Park. - photo by FCN file photo
Kelly Whitmire
Forsyth County News
Updated: Apr 21, 2025, 12:49 PM
Published: Apr 17, 2025, 11:45 PM
Investigators are looking into a crash between a pontoon boat and foil board on Lake Lanier that killed a Forsyth County man. The victim’s family is questioning what happened because they say he was skilled on the water. Here's what we’ve learned from investigators and relatives about the incident, and the victim.
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LOOK: U.S. Army soldiers leap into Lake Lanier during the 2025 ‘Ranger Jump’ event
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A boat, center, navigates toward one soldier about to land in Lake Lanier during the annual Ranger Jump exercise. - photo by Julia Hansen
Julia Hansen
FCN regional staff
Published: May 1, 2025, 5:32 PM
Dozens of soldiers parachuted from helicopters into Lake Lanier Wednesday afternoon as part of the U.S. Army’s 5th Ranger Training Battalion’s yearly water jump exercise at War Hill Park in Dawson County.
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