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5 things to know: Body found in Lake Lanier identified

Lizeth Ruby Ruiz (Credit: The Gainesville Times)
Lizeth Ruby Ruiz (Credit: The Gainesville Times)
By Staff reports
May 31, 2016

Five things to know Tuesday, May 28:

1. A body found in Lake Lanier was identified as that of a missing 23-year-old woman, Lizeth Ruby Ruiz.  [Lauren Foreman has more]

2. A five-foot gator has been spotted in a pond shared by two landowners near Lilburn. [This is the third alligator to draw attention in Metro Atlanta this spring]

3. Snoop Dogg blasted "Roots" in an expletive-laced video clip posted on Instagram and urges people not to watch it.  [Jennifer Brett has the details]

4. A supporter of Georgia's Derrick Grayson, who was running for the Libertarian Vice Presidential slot, stripped during a speech praising the MARTA engineer.  [For more on the Orlando convention]

5. It may not be summer yet, but it sure feels like it. [Check the weather here]

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