Deputies: Hall County man found dead in Lake Lanier
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HALL COUNTY, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Deputies are investigating the death of a Hall County man whose body was found in Lake Lanier.
Investigators were called to a home on the 5400 block of Pine Forest Road just after midnight Saturday.
When they got to the home, they were told a family member discovered 61-year-old Michael Thompson near his boat dock.
At the time, deputies say there were no signs of trauma and believe that Thompson accidentally drowned.
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The victim's body has been transported to the Hall County medical examiner's officer for confirmation.
Thompson's death comes just a few weeks after two men drowned after their fishing boat hit another boat on the lake.