BLUE RIDGE - One person died from drowning near Blue Ridge Sunday afternoon.<br>
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Reportedly a group of people were swimming in Lake Blue Ridge Sunday afternoon when the victim went under.<br>
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"This 22-year-old gentlemen did not come out of the water," said Fannin County Sheriff Lt. W.L. Panter.<br>
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He added he was found in just a few minutes but died later at a local hospital.<br>
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The Georgia News Network contributed to this story.
