The so-called "Deadman's Houseboat" will soon be removed from Lake Lanier, officials said.
The boat was abandoned near Sunrise Cove Marina in October "after the vessel owner was found deceased in the immediate area," Joanna Cloud, executive director of the Lake Lanier Association, said in a news release. The boat has languished in the water for more than nine months, with lake levels dictating whether it's fully submerged or partly visible. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has officially declared it "debris."
Cloud said her organization, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting a "clean, full and safe Lake Lanier," has now partnered with DNR and the Hall County government to secure resources to deal with the boat -- and it will be removed July 21.
"This is the first vessel to be removed using funds allocated by the State of Georgia for fiscal [year] 2017 specifically for abdanoned vessel removal on Lake Lanier," Cloud's news release said. "Hall County is matching a portion of the state funds for Hall County specific issues. Special recognition on this effort goes to State House Representative Kevin Tanner R-Dawsonville and Hall County Commissioner Billy Powell for their leadership in getting funding secured for this project."
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