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Busy July Fourth holiday weekend puts focus on Lake Lanier safety
Seven people have died on lake so far this year, six by drowning
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The area below Browns Bridge on Lake Lanier is one of the lake’s most crowded on weekends, with even more visitors expected during the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend.
On a recent weekday morning, Department of Natural Resources Ranger First Class Barry Britt can barely see a boat on Lake Lanier for miles. Patrolling the waters, he checks for flotation devices on one man’s fishing boat. Twenty minutes later, he’s admonishing a couple on personal watercrafts about jumping a wake too close to a boat.