Wednesday, February 9, 2011
The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner has identified the victim as Roberto Santillanes-Carrillo.
Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's Office has positively identified a man whose body was recovered from Norris Lake on Monday, as Roberto Santillanes-Carrillo of Atlanta. The official cause of death is drowning, according to Ted Bailey, chief forensic investigator with the medical examiner's office. Santillanes-Carrillo's last known address was in Atlanta, he said. Santillanes-Carrillo, 45, drowned in Norris Lake Saturday after the kayak he was in capsized. He was taking a break from building a boat deck at a nearby home. Officials said that he could not swim and was not wearing a life jacket. Fire fighters were dispatched to the the scene about 12:11 p.m. on Saturday; they arrived to find citizens in canoes trying to make a rescue. Divers…
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner is expected to positively identify a man found in Norris Lake.
Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's Office is working to positively identify a man whose body was recovered from Norris Lake on Monday. In addition, the medical examiner will look to determine a cause of death, and to notify next of kin. The man's body was found by divers on Monday about 3:10 p.m., with assistance from sonar devices and cadaver dogs. A number of agencies from several counties, including Gwinnett, DeKalb, Forsyth and Dawson counties and a volunteer K-9 team from metro Atlanta had assisted in the search throughout three days. Fire fighters were first dispatched to the scene about 12:11 p.m. Saturday when they received a call of capsized boat in Norris Lake. After the man is positively identified and his family is notified, …
Monday, February 7, 2011
Emergency workers recovered the body of a 46-year-old man missing in Norris Lake since Saturday.
The body of a missing man in Norris Lake was located by divers Monday afternoon. Gwinnett County Fire and Rescue, with assistance from divers from Forsyth County and a volunteer K-9 team from metro Atlanta assisted. The man's body was recovered about 3:10 p.m. "We are thankful that the man was able to be located today," said Gwinnett Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge. "We can now bring closure to the community and to the family and friends of the victim." Rescue and recovery workers began a third day of efforts to the locate the man about 8 a.m. Monday. They spent the majority of Monday searching the lake with a sonar device from a rescue boat. Cadaver dogs were also used to help identify locations where divers could search within the waters. The …
Emergency workers returned to Norris Lake Monday morning to resume search for the body of a 46-year-old man.
Recovery efforts resumed Monday for a missing 46-year-old man who is presumed drowned in Norris Lake in Snellville. Gwinnett County's swift water rescue team and divers from Forsyth County returned to Norris Lake at 8 a.m., after suspending search efforts on Sunday. Emergency workers from several counties, including Dawson and DeKalb counties have also been part of search efforts throughout the weekend. Rescue and recovery workers have been looking for the 46-year-old man since Saturday, when Gwinnett Fire and Rescue responded to call of a capsized boat about 12:11 p.m. The man, who was helping build a boat deck at a nearby home, had taken a kayak out on the water during a lunch break. Fire officials said the man could not swim and was not…
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Divers will not be used unless there is a good chance of locating the 46-year-old man believed to have drowned in Norris Lake on Saturday.
Updated 1:10 p.m., Feb. 6: Rescue teams planned to suspend search efforts before 5 p.m. Sunday for the body of a 46-year-old man who was missing in Norris Lake for more than a day. Fire fighters, police, divers and swift water teams from several counties, including Gwinnett, Dawson and Forsyth counties are assisting in Sunday search efforts. Teams began searching for the kayaker Saturday after receiving a report of a capsized boat. Lt. Eric Eberly, of Gwinnett Fire and Rescue, said a swift water team began another surface search Sunday morning. Cadaver dogs from Dawson County were also assisting, he said. However, water conditions have altered search plans for divers. "The decision has been made that due to water conditions that divers are…
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Divers have completed several rescue attempts, but they have not been able to locate the 46-year-old man.
Rescuers are searching for a man believed to have drowned in Norris Lake in Snellville. The 46-year-old man, who fire officials are not identifying at this time, took a kayak out on the lake and capsized about noon, said Lt. Eric Eberly, of Gwinnett County Fire and Rescue. The man is part of a crew working on completing a boat deck for homeowners in the 700 block of Lake Drive. Co-workers said the man usually used his work breaks to kayak in Norris Lake, but this time he ran into trouble. "He didn't know how to swim and didn't have a life jacket," Eberly said. Fire officials were dispatched to the location about 12:11 p.m. When they arrived to the lake, Eberly said "we found several people out in canoes trying to make a rescue." By 4:30, …
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6:47 pm on Monday, February 14, 2011
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