Missing swimmer’s body recovered in Lake Lanier

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The body of a 27-year-old man who went missing during a boat outing on Lake Lanier has been recovered, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources confirmed Sunday.

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Diaz said her brother fell into the water suddenly, and his friends were unable to rescue him. “They couldn’t find him,” she said. “They jumped immediately in to try to get him once they knew he was missing. But they said it was just, like, it all just happened so quick, and they didn’t see anything.”

“I just wanted to run to the lake and jump in there,” Abigail Diaz said. “And I myself don’t know how to swim, but I feel like as anybody would when it comes to their family members, especially a sibling.”

Diaz-Soria worked with a group supporting young Hispanic professionals and also helped support his family financially. His sister described him as the light of their family.

Diaz said her brother had dreams of returning to school and finishing his degree, and she held on to hope that one day he would be able to do see that dream come to fruition.