Monday, August 27, 2012
A number of boating fatalities occurred on the popular lake this summer; the Georgia Department of Natural Resources offers important boating safety tips for the upcoming three-day weekend.
Labor Day weekend is typically the last big hurrah for recreational boaters, water and jet ski enthusiasts to enjoy Lake Lanier once more before cooler weather sets in. But this this summer has been a particularly deadline season for boating accident fatalities on Lake Lanier. According to the Department of Natural Resources, there have been 96 boating incidents, 9 boating-incident-related fatalities and 33 drownings on Georgia Waters. Conservation rangers have also issued 167 boating-under-the-influence citations. This year a number of the fatalities involved nearby residents: "Holiday weekends create a need for increased safety awareness from all boaters," said Lt. Col. Jeff Weaver in a Georgia DNR press release. "As always, conservation…
Sunday, August 19, 2012
A girl is cut by a boat's propeller. In another case, a man is missing after jumping from a sailboat.
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
A man is still missing Sunday after jumping from a sailboat, and a teen girl was cut by a boat propeller in separate Lake Lanier incidents Saturday (Aug. 18). MAN MISSING AFTER JUMPING FROM BOAT: WSB-TV reported that Atlanta resident Jeffrey Nause, 44, jumped from a sailboat into the lake waters about 12:30 a.m. Saturday. He was with a woman and another couple near Lake Lanier Islands. Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials (DNR) officials said they had to suspend the search Saturday due to the high volume of traffic on the lake, and the search was expected to resume Sunday. DNR spokesperson Mike Burgamy said alcohol may have been a factor in this case, which is being investigated by the DNR and the Hall County Sheriff’s Office…
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Paul Bennett, the Cumming man involved in a deadly boat accident that resulted in the deaths of two young boys, has been formerly charged.
Paul J. Bennett, 44, of Cumming, the operator of a fishing boat that struck a pontoon boat earlier this summer, killing two siblings, 9-year-old Jake Prince and his brother Griffin, 13, has been indicted by a Hall County Grand Jury. Hall County District Attorney Lee Darragh spoke with Cumming Patch and said Bennett was arraigned Thursday afternoon for: As for what happens next to Bennett, Darragh said, "Obviously he is scheduled for later hearings, but beyond that I don't have any other information for you." The tragic incident happened Monday night, June 18, in the Shoal Creek area of Lake Lanier [near Lake Lanier Islands]. Four families -- 13 people in all, with nine children -- were on the vessel, owned by the Prince family, when the …
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Several recent tragedies prompt resort officials to act with boating aids the Sunset Cove area.
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
Boating accidents that have claimed the lives of three youths in the past two months on Lake Lanier have prompted resort officials to install a new safety feature -- channel markers. Currently bobbing off the shore of the Sunset Cove area of Lake Lanier Islands are red and green channel markers, designed to aid in navigation through the busy harbor, according to a news release. -- What do you think of this safety measure at Lake Lanier? Tell us in the comments below. “The markers are an effort to assist the boating public in accessing the cove in a more organized fashion, while providing improved entry to the cove by first responders in case of an emergency,” said Bill Donohue, Lake Lanier Island Development Authority's executive …
Thursday, July 26, 2012
The funeral for the youngster who died from injuries suffered in an accident on Lake Lanier earlier in July will be held in an Atlanta church.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
The funeral for Kile Glover, the Atlanta youth who died from injuries suffered on Lake Lanier in July, will be Friday (July 27), according to media reports. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported that the services for the son of Usher's ex-wife will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Weiuca Road Baptist Church on Peachtree Road in Buckhead. Glover, 11, and a teenage friend were in an inner tube being pulled on a boat when they were hit by a personal watercraft. Glover suffered severe head injuries, was subsequently declared brain dead and was on life support for two weeks. He died July 21 after reportedly being removed from life support. The Georgia DNR has identified Jeffrey S. Hubbard, a family friend, as the driver of the personal …
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Son of Usher's ex-wife reportedly was removed from life support.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
Kile Glover, the son of entertainment superstar Usher's ex-wife, reportedly has died after being removed from life support. According to the entertainment website TMZ reported that Glover's mother, Tameka Foster, allegedly made the tough decision after being told that a full recovery was not likely. She is also said to have been unable to pay the medical bills required to keep her son on life support, after the family's insurance company coverage expired. Glover, 11, was critically injured earlier in July after being hit by a jet ski driven by a family friend. A 15-year-old girl with Glover also was injured. Both were life flighted to Children's Hospital in Atlanta. A family friend, Jeffrey S. Hubbard, reportedly was driving the jet ski …
Monday, July 16, 2012
Insurance limits come into play for Kile Glover, the son of Usher's ex-wife, critically injured at Lake Lanier in July.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Kile Glover, the 11-year-old son of Usher's ex-wife who was critically injured at Lake Lanier earlier in July, may have to be taken off life support, according to media reports. The entertainment website TMZ has reported that Tameka Raymond will be forced to take her son off life support as early as next month because his insurance coverage is about to expire. -- How do you feel about this critical decision? Tell us in the comments below. Citing sources, TMZ reported that Tameka Raymond can only keep her son on life-support as long as her insurance company agrees to pay, otherwise she doesn't have the funds to cover the enormous hospital bills. He has been on life support since a July 6 accident that also injured a female friend, 15. A …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Kile Glover, the son of superstar Usher's former wife who was critically injured in a jet ski accident on Lake Lanier, remains in the hospital, according to a statement to CNN. The family asks for prayers.
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
The family of Kile Glover, the youth who was injured in a collision Friday on Lake Lanier, has asked for prayers for the youth, according to CNN.com. "We know God's in control, and are leaning on our faith in Him and His word at this most difficult time," Glover's family said in a statement to CNN on Tuesday. The youth's mother is Tameka Foster Raymond, the ex-wife of entertainment superstar Usher. His father is Ryan Glover, a former executive with Turner Broadcasting and now an executive with Bounce TV, a network that caters to African-Americans. Bounce TV's founders include Martin Luther King III and former Atlanta mayor and U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young. The Glover family has held vigil at the hospital since Friday. Usher visited Kile …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Boating industry leaders note that Georgia lacks safety laws that nearby states have.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The owner of the Lake Lanier business that rented the personal watercraft that was used in the recent injury crash involving Usher's former stepson said he takes the incident "very personally," according to a media report. WSB-TV reported that the Waverunner was rented Friday from Aqua Sports Adventures on Lanier Islands Parkway. Owner Curtis Frampton told the station that he was upset on hearing the news of the collision that left Kyle Glover, 11, in critical condition in an Atlanta hospital. Reports say Glover, the son of Usher's ex-wife Tameka Foster, has been declared brain dead by doctors. -- What laws should Georgia enact to make Lake Lanier safer? Tell us in the comments below. Jeffrey S. Hubbard, a "friend of the family," has been …
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Operator of watercraft was a 'friend of the family,' in the Lake Lanier collision MTV.com reports. DNR incident report also cited.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
A "friend of the family" was piloting the personal watercraft that injured the stepson of superstar entertainer Usher last week on Lake Lanier, according to a media report. MTV.com has reported that Jeffrey S. Hubbard was the operator of the personal watercraft that ran into Kyle Glover (aka Kile Glover), 11, and a 15 year old girl last week on the lake. Glover and the girl were life-flighted to Children's Hospital at Egleston in Atlanta after the accident. According to the Department of Natural Resources incident report cited by MTV.com, Hubbard was operating the watercraft on Lake Lanier when he ran over two juveniles being towed on an inner tube by another boat at approximately 3:25 p.m. ET on Friday. Glover reportedly has been declared…
Ms Cynae
4:33 pm on Saturday, July 21, 2012
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