Teen Trevor Jones killed in Lake Lanier boat collision
The body of a 14-year-old Buford teen was pulled from Lake Lanier Sunday.
The boy, identified Sunday as Trevor Jones, was located by Hall County divers at 1:10 p.m.
Dawson County officials said he disappeared Saturday evening during a boating accident on the lake near Toto Park on Highway 136.
Two boats carrying a total of 15 people collided at about 7 p.m. Saturday, said Department of Natural Resources spokesman Melissa Cummings.
Also injured were Kaitlyn Smith, 13, who was taken to Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta by helicopter, and Jack Struve, 57, hospitalized with a jaw injury.
Cummings said the accident is under investigation and charges may be filed.
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