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Cobb County man drowns in boating accident on Lake Allatoona – WSB-TV Channel 2

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CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — A Marietta man is dead after drowning in Lake Allatoona, Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials confirm. Channel 2 Action News.

Officials say Georgia Game Wardens along with Cherokee Fire/EMS and Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single boating accident involving a missing person on Lake Allatoona near Little River Marina shortly after 2 p.m.

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When they arrived, they learned that a group was rafting on a rented boat when 40-year-old Robbie Cornelius fell from the tube. Officials said he was not wearing a life jacket when he went underwater and immediately complained of pain in his legs.

According to officials, several groups attempted to jump into the water to rescue Cornelius, but had to abandon their rescue attempt after he began to pull his rescuers underwater.

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Shortly before 5 p.m., Cornelius’ body was located and recovered by the Cherokee Fire/EMS dive team at a depth of 15 feet. His body was turned over to the county coroner.

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