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Drowning at Buford Dam Park

Staff Reports

The Gwinnett County Fire Department responded to the Buford Dam Park on Lake Lanier located at 1200 Buford Dam Road in Buford, GA on Sunday, April 28, 2019, in reference to a possible drowning.  The person who called 9-1-1 advised dispatch that the male was out of the water and that bystanders were performing CPR.

Park Rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a Gwinnett County Police Officer arrived on the scene before firefighters and had taken over CPR  and applied an AED defibrillator device to the male.  Gwinnett Fire Paramedics assessed the male and quickly transported him to the hospital in critical condition.

The identity of the victim and his current condition are not being released at this time.  We will update you the moment we learn more.

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