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Crews search for missing 27-year-old on Lake Lanier, DNR says

DNR said the man was swimming Saturday and crews continue to search for him.

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Search crews are on the water working to locate a 27-year-old man Sunday.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources said this is the second day in a row that crews are searching for the man. Game wardens and Hall County fire crews were first called to the search near Van Pugh Park on Saturday after the man was swimming and never came back up, according to DNR.

DNR has not shared any other details about the man but said updates would be forthcoming.

This marks the second drowning this weekend. 

DNR said a 61-year-old man also went under and never resurfaced Saturday near East Bank Park. Crews were able to recover him beneath 46 feet of water. The deceased was identified as Tracey Stewart of Stone Mountain.

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