Crime & Safety

Atlanta Man Drowns in Lake Allatoona

The 28-year-old man was pronounced dead at a Cobb County hospital, police said Tuesday.

A 28-year-old Atlanta man was pronounced dead at a local hospital after he was pulled from the waters of Lake Allatoona on Monday afternoon, Cobb County police said Tuesday.

Gustavo Hernandez Silva was located by the Cobb County Fire Water Rescue and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Park Rangers in the water near 3990 Baywatch Landing just before 5 p.m. Monday, according to police. Silva had been seen struggling in the water before going under and not resurfacing, investigators learned at the scene.

Silva was rushed to WellStar Kennestone Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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