Lake Lanier drowning victim identified

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has identified a Lake Lanier drowning victim: Frantz Scutt was 48 years old, from Gainesville. He was pulled from the Lake over the holiday weekend and died after being taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

From WSB TV…

A man drowned in Lake Lanier on Saturday evening, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, game wardens responded to the possible drowning of a man at a residence in Little River on Lake Lanier.

Bystanders pulled the man out of the water. He was later identified as 48-year-old Frantz Joseph Scutt.

Scutt was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, where he was pronounced dead.

At this time, it is unclear how Scutt drowned.

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