Hall County Fire Rescue recovered a man’s body Sunday morning after he drowned at Old Federal Campground near Lake Lanier.
The Hall County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the man was Adelso Enrique Barillas, 21, of Kansas City, Missouri. According to the initial investigation, Barillas was swimming with two friends when he began to struggle. Barillas went under the water and never resurfaced.
“Before they arrived, witnesses advised that the victim had been underwater for around 20 minutes,” Hall County Fire Rescue spokesperson Kimberlie Ledsinger said. “So when our Marine Rescue team got there, they deployed a diver. We retrieved the victim pretty quickly and started to perform CPR.”
First responders continued to administer medical attention to Barillas while transporting him to Northeast Georgia Medical Center. He was later pronounced dead.
The Department of Natural Resources, the Corps of Engineers and the Hall County Sheriff’s Office also offered assistance.
The case remains under investigation with the Hall County Sheriff's Office
