BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. — A woman drowned at Allatoona Lake Tuesday afternoon.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources reported that a 60-year-old woman was swimming in Allatoona Lake in the McKaskey Creek area when she suffered a medical emergency.
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Family members recovered her face down in the water. She was wearing a ski belt at the time.
Despite CPR conducted at the scene, she was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Channel 2 Action News will update when we learn more.
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