Rescue crews searching for man who went under in Lake Lanier and didn’t resurface

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Rescue crews are searching for a man who went under Saturday night at Lake Lanier and did not resurface.

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The Department of Natural Resources said they responded to reports of a boating incident on Shoal Creek around 9:20 p.m. Official said a man left an inflatable raft to try and retrieve an oar and went under.

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Fire units from Hall, Gwinnett and Forsyth counties assisted in the search, which was suspended at 11:20 p.m. Saturday night and has resumed each morning.

Georgia Department of Natural Resources Public Affairs Officer Mark McKinnon identified the man Monday night as 56-year-old Xi Zhu of Marietta.

Zhu has not yet been found. The search for him will resume Tuesday morning.

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