The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man whose body was found in a submerged car in Lake Lanier.
Phillip Malone, 85, had been reported missing out of Roswell. The sheriff’s office says it doesn’t know how long Malone and the car were in the water, but it doesn’t suspect foul play.
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The man who discovered the car told Channel 2’s Michael Seiden that he was just getting on the water when he noticed it.
“As soon as I went to pull back up to move my truck, it was, I could see it, see it down in the water,” Kevin Burris said on Channel 2 Action News at 5:00 p.m. “Water is really clean right now and got to look in and could see.”
He immediately called 911 and watched as authorities rushed in.
“I’ve seen cars out here before, but they are usually old cars ditched in the water,” Burris said.
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