FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The body of a man who was reported missing out of metro Atlanta was located after officials said they pulled him from a car that was found in Lake Lanier.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said 85-year-old Phillip Malone of North Carolina was pulled from the vehicle after it was located by a boater on Feb. 16. Deputies said the boater called 911, reporting a red passenger vehicle submerged near the boat ramp, at around 10:30 a.m.
It was reported that Malone had been seen the day before, visiting family at Emory Hospital in Atlanta on Saturday, the sheriff’s office said. He was reported missing the following day, according to the sheriff’s office…