Lake Lanier Poker Run Fatality

HomePowerboating NewsBoat Crash: Catamaran Flips Over Before Pirates of Lanier Poker Run

Complete details are not available at this time but PowerBoat Nation is live at Lake Lanier and we can confirm a catamaran belonging to Art McMahan was reported overturned. The initial reports are that 4 or 5 occupants were onboard and two bodies have been recovered. The Fire Dive Rescue Team is on scene working the incident. We will provide updates as accurate information becomes available. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their family and friends. More details will be posted as they become available.

Lake Lanier Poker Run 2016 Accident

Jul 17, 2016 'Pirate' boats compete up and down Lanier Lake to get cards and the best hand to win prizes at the Lanier Poker Run (one such boat, above, not the boat that capsized.

Our recommended place for you to to stay is at Lake Lanier Islands. They have hotel accommodations, Executive Villa Suites, and lake side cabins as well. Clicking on the Lanier Island link will get you to thier reservation site with discounted rates for the poker run. The annual Pirates of Lanier Charity Poker Run event at Lake Lanier posted Friday on Facebook about the accident: 'The Lanier Partners would like to send our deepest thoughts and prayers to the. Pirates of Lanier Poker Run 2012 Holiday Marina is proud to have been a sponsor of the Lanier Partners of North Georgia 'Pirates of Lanier' boat poker run for 2012.The event drew people and boats from all over the country and raised over $170,000 to help the children in need in our area. The Lanier Partners of North Georgia launched their eighth annual Pirates of Lake Lanier Charity Poker Run on Saturday. The event was overshadowed by a fatal boating accident Friday involving Poker Run participants from Kentucky. In memory of the victims, the event began with a “memorial run” procession of boats, from the Buford Dam to the Gainesville Marina.

Lake Lanier Poker Run Fatality

Lake Lanier Poker Run 2016 Accident

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Lake Lanier Poker Run Accident