Man Dies After Jumping Into Georgia's Lake Lanier

A 27-year-old man has died after jumping into a lake that has claimed hundreds of lives over the last three decades.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources learned that someone had drowned on Saturday in a residential cove on Lake Lanier in Forsyth County. 

The individual was identified as Ramon Diaz-Soria.

Witnesses say Diaz-Soria jumped into the lake, but the life jacket he wore was not properly secured.

“Once in the water, he went under and did not resurface, leaving...