DNR investigates fatal vessel collision on Lake Lanier

An investigation is ongoing after a Forsyth County man was killed in a boating accident on Lake Lanier.

Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesman Mark McKinnon said wardens responded to the incident on Lake Lanier near Three Sisters Island Monday afternoon.

McKinnon confirmed that the accident was a collision between two vessels on the lake. Forsyth County Deputies also responded to the area. FCSO Public Information Officer Stacie Miller said a man was riding on a hydrofoil style board with a sail when he suddenly turned in front of a moving pontoon boat and was struck…

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