Overview
- Emergency crews responded around 2:40 p.m. Saturday to Robinson Park after friends reported the 21-year-old disappeared while swimming toward a nearby island.
- Hall County deputies, Hall County Fire Rescue and Georgia DNR dive teams searched by boat and underwater before suspending operations about 9 p.m. due to darkness and resuming dives the next morning.
- Recovery teams located and identified the body as 21-year-old Terrell Shelton and officials describe the incident as a suspected drowning.
- Authorities say the water near the swimmer's last known location is roughly 30 feet deep, a condition that made dive and recovery efforts difficult.
- The case highlights recurring safety issues at Lake Lanier, where submerged structures, sudden drop-offs, low visibility and heavy recreational traffic have led to frequent rescues and drownings.