TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. — A 5-year-old boy has died while his metro Atlanta family vacationed in north Georgia.
The Towns County Coroner’s Office confirmed the boy drowned in Lake Chatuge on Tuesday.
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The Cumming family was renting a home in the area for vacation when the boy got outside without anyone noticing.
Officials say the boy was gone for about 10 minutes.
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The parents called 911 around 12:30 p.m. to report the boy missing. He was found in the lake a few minutes later.
The child’s name has not been released.
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