A drowning dying at Lake Lanier has social media as soon as once more questioning why individuals proceed to seek out leisure on the doomed waters.
On Wednesday, 74-year-old Matthew Mayo was boating along with his spouse on Lake Lanier when a freak accident pressured him into the water. In line with authorities, his seat turned unbolted one way or the other from the ground, inflicting him to drop out of the boat. He didn’t resurface, and his physique needed to be recovered utilizing boat-mounted SONAR. Mayo was discovered some time later in six toes of water. He’s the second recorded drowning on the lake this 12 months. Nonetheless, since its creation in 1956, there have been an estimated 700 deaths, with roughly 200 of them occurring from 1994 till now.
Given the muddy historical past of the lake, hypothesis has swirled for years that the lake is haunted. Whereas the origins of the story fluctuate, many historians have pointed to the 1912 rape and homicide of a younger white lady within the space because the occasion that kicked off the legend. Allegedly, residents of a Black city often called Oscarville have been reportedly chased away by white mobs after the lady was discovered lifeless. As the story goes, some drowned within the Chattahoochee River whereas making an attempt to get away. Then, in 1956, hundreds of acres have been flooded to create the lake, which in the end displaced tons of of remaining Black households. Numerous graves are mentioned to now be underneath the water. Some have reported a ghostly presence within the space, whereas unexplained accidents and deaths have occurred.
Regardless of your beliefs, it’s clear that Lake Lanier will not be the perfect spot for hanging out.
Lake Lanier is trending once more so right here is my reminder of why you shouldn’t swim there . pic.twitter.com/rU4Wg5hFF9
— Aliah Sheffield (@AliahSheffield) Might 31, 2024
Spirits at Lake Lanier each time they see individuals getting in https://t.co/Zv9G0DGe3u pic.twitter.com/Ldjp7IXNNA
— D0N C00LI0 (@DonCoolio1942) Might 31, 2024
Yall: I aint fearful about no Lake Lanier…
Lake Lanier: pic.twitter.com/l1fFalaJpW
— Large Woman Slay 💋 (@Biggirlslay) Might 30, 2024
Lake Lanier acquired ANOTHER one!!??? pic.twitter.com/iDLi4ztk3s
— I’m bored with this church… (@MannyKSoul) Might 30, 2024
Y’all gotta cease taking part in in & with Lake Lanier bc the ancestors have began unscrewing bolts. pic.twitter.com/UHGSOkxx7Z
— DropMeOff🛸 at°the°Subsequent°Galaxy (@LadyDreaG) Might 31, 2024
And y’all STILL gon carry your asses to Lake Lanier and play of their faces. SMH. pic.twitter.com/zYuuTmuuV0
— 🥀𝓣𝓲𝓪🥀 (@NoAverageJoint) Might 31, 2024
Not solely is Lake Lanier constructed over cemeteries, but it surely was constructed because of racists/ the kkk murdering a city of over 1,000 black individuals, driving them out by burning houses and church buildings and so forth. then constructing a lake on high. https://t.co/ba4CdvfjMA
— Maya Angelique👑 (@moneyymaya) Might 25, 2021
Lake Lanier actually be taking souls and y’all simply go willingly??? No person forcing y’all at gunpoint or nothing??
— THANOS (@cishhhhh) Might 30, 2024
