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Man drowns in bizarre accident on Lake Lanier when seat comes off boat – WPXI

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Man drowns in bizarre accident on Lake Lanier when seat comes off boat – WPXI

HALL COUNTY, Georgia — According to WSBTV, 74-year-old Matthew Mayo was fishing with his wife at Lanier Point on Lake Lanier when he fell out of a bass boat into the water and did not resurface.

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When the man tried to sit down, his boat’s seat bolt came loose from the bottom, causing him to fall into the water, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

Game wardens found Mayo’s body in 6 feet of water using a boat equipped with a SONAR. The Hall County Fire Department recovered his body using a remote-controlled vehicle, the television station reported.

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