Abandoned boats and docks are littering the waters of one of Atlanta's favorite playgrounds: Lake Lanier. But it's not just that they're ugly. They're dangerous. Sharp pieces of jagged metal drift ...

The department said it's used to a busy summer, with nearly 12 million visitors coming to Lake Lanier, but it was still scary to hear the call about the family's boat exploding. A fire boat was near ...

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A boat explosion on Lake Lanier sent several people to the hospital on the Fourth of July, according to officials. Hall County Fire Rescue said it responded to Lanier Islands ...

Seven people were hurt in a boat explosion at Lake Lanier on Friday, according to a spokesman for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Initially, five were reported injured by the Hall County ...

It could be a year before a family recovers after their boat exploded on Lake Lanier on July 4. The mother and most of her children are in the hospital suffering from third-degree burns. The wife and ...

BUFORD,Ga.--Search crews and drivers will halt the search for a 13-year-old boy who disappeared after a boat accident at sundown Tuesday evening. According to the Georgia Department of Natural ...

Peter and Jarka Baranowski were out boating on Friday when they noticed a boat with a towboat by it. A few minutes later they saw a large plume of smoke and went to go check it out. They passed the ...

The accident left at least seven people injured. An explosion set a boat ablaze Friday on Lake Lanier during Fourth of July festivities in Hall County, Georgia. Hall County Fire Rescue (HCFR) ...

Two young siblings who somehow survived a horror boat explosion this month say they feel "blessed" to come home from hospital. Faith Arnold, 12, and her 10-year-old brother Caleb acknowledge things ...

On July 4, 2025, two separate boat explosions on North Georgia lakes left at least ten people injured. The first explosion happened on Lake Lanier near the Margaritaville resorts in Hall County. A ...

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A man is facing felony charges after deputies said he used a deep freezer as a weapon after an argument on a Lake Lanier boat dock. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said the ...

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Hall County Government and Fire Rescue will hold a christening ceremony for its new fire boat on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m. at the Laurel Park boat ramp in Gainesville. The new ...