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27-year-old drowns in Lake Allatoona

By George Mathis
Sept 19, 2011

A 27-year-old man drowned in Lake Allatoona Sunday.

Cherokee County divers found the body of Christopher Callahan, of Woodstock, at approximately 6:45 p.m.

Rescuers began searching for Callahan at about 4 p.m. in the area near Jon Jon Tarvin Memorial Bridge on Kellogg Creek Road.

The body will be sent to the Georgia Crime Lab where an autopsy will be conducted, said Lt. Jamie Gianfala with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.

The case is under investigation.

More information was not immediately available.

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George Mathis has worked in the AJC newsroom since 1999 in a variety of roles including editing local news, blogger and columnist.

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