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Body recovered from Flamingo Cove in Allatoona Lake

Authorities said the victim, a 34-yeara-old man, had been swimming in the area when he went under.

BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities have identified a man whose body was recovered from Allatoona Lake on Sunday afternoon.

Bartow County Fire Chief Dwayne Jamison confirmed to 11Alive that dive teams had been called to the "Flamingo Cove" area of Allatoona Lake to reports, at the time, of a possible drowning.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources later confirmed that the victim, a 34-year-old man, had been swimming in the cove when he went under and didn't resurface. The search began around 4 p.m. and concluded with the discovery of the man's body around 5 p.m.

He was later identified as David Kevin Gurley of Armuchee, Georgia.

The incident comes one day after a Georgia Department of Natural Resources report suggested only one lake or river drowning across the state on Saturday amid the Labor Day holiday weekend.

The Saturday drowning occurred on the Kinchafoonee Creek far to the south in Lee County and involved a 24-year-old man.

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