Five people were hospitalized after a boat exploded on Lake Lanier near Buford over the weekend.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said crews were called to the scene of a boat fire in Land Shark Cove at Lake Lanier Islands just before 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 16.
“After interviewing the boat owner, victims, and witnesses, it was determined that the hull blower was not activated prior to starting the vessel,” DNR Public Affairs Officer Mark McKinnon said. “A flash explosion then occurred inside the hull of the vessel.”
That explosion ejected one person into the water. That person was recovered by other people who were near the boat at the time…