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Man found floating in Lake Lanier identified
A man's body was found floating in Lake Lanier on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, authorities said. (FILE PHOTO)
By David Aaro and Taylor Croft
Updated Feb 28, 2025A man whose body was found floating in Lake Lanier on Thursday evening has been identified.
A fisherman found Murtuza Mansoorali Sayani, 56, of Lilburn, in the water near the Six Mile Creek Park boat ramp in Forsyth County, said Mark McKinnon, a spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Local law enforcement, Forsyth County fire crews and Georgia game wardens responded to the scene, McKinnon said in a statement Friday.
Forsyth sheriff’s office spokesperson Stacie Miller confirmed that “foul play is not suspected.” The sheriff’s office later stated that the death was an apparent suicide.
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