Lake Sidney Lanier spans nearly 40,000 acres of water and covers 692 shoreline miles in five counties.The area plays host to around 7.5 million visitors annually. In short — it’s big and it’s popular. But law enforcement presence on the lake is sometimes sparse, especially during non-peak hours.
Response times on Lanier varied when responders stretched thin
Sometimes rangers patrol waters for 12-plus hours at a time
