Bartow County

60-year-old woman drowns at Allatoona Lake

Allatoona Lake FILE PHOTO

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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