Crime & Safety

Body of Powder Springs Man Recovered

Fabian Yates, 48, was found Friday in Lake Lanier after jumping in the water on Tuesday and not resurfacing.

The body of Fabian Yates, a 48-year-old man from Powder Springs, was found Friday in Lake Lanier following a four-day search, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

His wife told police he jumped off a boat Tuesday near Mountain View Park and did not resurface, the AJC says. Divers located Yates through side-scan sonar, which provides a picture of the bottom of the lake, Cpl. Jeff Strickland with the Hall County Sheriff's Office told the AJC.

For the full story on Yates, click here. For a lake safety tips video, .

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