Man drowns on Hartwell Lake

Sister station WLHR in Lavonia reports tragedy on Hartwell Lake over the weekend as a man drowned on the Georgia side of the lake. According to Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement officer Craig Fulgum, it happened Saturday evening at the Old Reed Creek Boat Ramp off Sara John Road in Hartwell. Fulgum said the victim has been identified as 54-year-old Dennis Baker of Hartwell. Fulgum said this is the first drowning on the Georgia side of Lake Hartwell this year and the first one on the Georgia side in several years.