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Family dodges tragedy in learning about electric shock drowning
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Evelyn Morrison’s electrician concluded the electrical shock her son-in-law Gary Muter and his daughter Ava felt while swimming recently did not come from her dock, which is equipped with an interrupter, a device that shuts off power if it senses increased voltage.
For Evelyn Morrison, Memorial Day was a holiday to remember, but for all the wrong reasons. Her daughter’s family had traveled from Forsyth County to her Gainesville home on Lake Lanier, when a day of fun in the sun and water turned into what Morrison believes was near-tragedy. Her son-in-law, Gary Muter, and 6-year-old granddaughter, Ava Muter, were swimming about 10 feet from her dock when Gary felt a jolt in his elbow that he instantly recognized as an electric shock.