GEORGIA, USA — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that a 22-year-old man has drowned after going under the waters of Lake Hartwell on Sunday evening.
According to officials, Georgia Game Wardens were called to the area of Big Oak Recreation on the lake around 6 p.m. There, they learned that the victim, identified Monday as Armando Esteban Marinez, of Greer, SC., was pulled from the water by another swimmer who performed CPR until EMS personnel took over. He did not survive.
Lake Hartwell is the largest lake in the Southeast with over 50,000 acres of water and reaches a depth of approximately 185 feet, according to the Lake Hartwell Guide website.