Snellville man Belton Dykes Dies in Stone Mountain Park Lake
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A 68-year-old Snellville man died while kayaking on Stone Mountain Park lake.
Stone Mountain police told Atlanta television stations that Belton Dykes drowned after falling out of a kayak between 7:30 and 8 p.m. Friday.
Dykes widow, Mary Lou Dykes, told The Atlant Joual-Constitution on Saturday that the cause of death was unknown but she suspects he had a stroke because he was capable of swimming the 40 feet to shore.
Witnesses told park police they saw his boat overtued and moments later Dykes started swimming. But within a few strokes, he went under again.
