Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated:
1
00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:03,600
[crickets chirping]
2
00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,600
[eerie music]
3
00:00:06,679 --> 00:00:13,679
♪ ♪
4
00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:35,520
- It was September 2018.
5
00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:36,960
♪ ♪
6
00:00:37,039 --> 00:00:40,199
Me and my girlfriend and
one of my best friends,
7
00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,840
we were going up
to Tallulah Falls.
8
00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:43,360
It's a state park.
9
00:00:43,439 --> 00:00:51,239
♪ ♪
10
00:00:52,799 --> 00:00:55,599
It was supposed to be a
good sunrise that morning.
11
00:00:55,679 --> 00:01:02,679
♪ ♪
12
00:01:02,759 --> 00:01:07,319
The energy in the air
was different that morning.
13
00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:08,720
♪ ♪
14
00:01:08,799 --> 00:01:13,599
There was some low fog
and moisture in the air.
15
00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:14,640
You know,
this is an old road,
16
00:01:14,719 --> 00:01:17,439
and it was just eerie.
17
00:01:17,519 --> 00:01:23,279
♪ ♪
18
00:01:23,359 --> 00:01:27,159
We were coming up
to Browns Bridge,
19
00:01:27,239 --> 00:01:33,439
probably going
40 miles an hour.
20
00:01:33,519 --> 00:01:35,039
You know, bam,
just saw this figure
21
00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,280
walking toward
the bridge, totally,
22
00:01:37,359 --> 00:01:38,519
totally out of the place.
23
00:01:38,599 --> 00:01:45,599
♪ ♪
24
00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,720
I have never seen anybody
walking towards the bridge
25
00:01:50,799 --> 00:01:54,879
like that in 20 years.
26
00:01:54,959 --> 00:01:59,719
♪ ♪
27
00:01:59,799 --> 00:02:02,359
We had to turn around
to come back
28
00:02:02,439 --> 00:02:06,359
and see what it was, right?
29
00:02:06,439 --> 00:02:08,839
So, yeah,
we come back over the bridge.
30
00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:12,079
The figure was gone.
31
00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,480
There's really nowhere
for that person to go.
32
00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,520
I mean, it's a two-lane road.
33
00:02:19,599 --> 00:02:20,199
It's pitch black.
34
00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:21,760
There's no lights.
35
00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,200
There's no houses around
here.
36
00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,360
Given the fact that we had
turned around so quick,
37
00:02:26,439 --> 00:02:28,839
we would have saw something.
38
00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,999
It just kind of disappeared.
39
00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,400
It was like,
you know, what was that?
40
00:02:34,479 --> 00:02:41,439
♪ ♪
41
00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,640
I have often heard
the ghost stories
42
00:02:43,719 --> 00:02:48,719
of the Lady Of The Lake.
43
00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,480
People have always said
she's an angry spirit,
44
00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:57,240
an unrested soul.
45
00:02:57,319 --> 00:03:00,079
She's been haunting
the lake since the '50s,
46
00:03:00,159 --> 00:03:02,839
walking the shorelines
in a blue dress.
47
00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:07,999
♪ ♪
48
00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:11,840
She has no hands,
but if she gets hold of you,
49
00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,279
she'll drag you
to the bottom of the lake.
50
00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:20,360
♪ ♪
51
00:03:21,599 --> 00:03:25,999
Every year, it seems like
there's a lot of unfortunate
52
00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:30,000
deaths on Lanier.
53
00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,480
You know, seeing
what I saw that morning,
54
00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,840
it really made me question...
55
00:03:36,919 --> 00:03:39,159
are the stories true?
56
00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:46,040
♪ ♪
57
00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,680
[dramatic musical flourish]
58
00:03:50,759 --> 00:03:53,399
[eerie music]
59
00:03:53,759 --> 00:04:00,799
♪ ♪
60
00:04:15,199 --> 00:04:17,439
- I was sheriff
here in Hall County
61
00:04:17,519 --> 00:04:19,199
for 12 years, three terms.
62
00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,959
♪ ♪
63
00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:23,120
Being sheriff
with a lake involved,
64
00:04:23,199 --> 00:04:26,319
it's challenge,
to say the least.
65
00:04:26,399 --> 00:04:30,439
♪ ♪
66
00:04:30,519 --> 00:04:33,119
People have stolen cars
and run into the lake.
67
00:04:33,199 --> 00:04:36,639
Boats that they've
stolen and then
68
00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:37,920
don't want to be discovered
for it,
69
00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,000
and they sink the boat.
70
00:04:39,079 --> 00:04:43,159
♪ ♪
71
00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,880
And then-- then every
now and then,
72
00:04:45,959 --> 00:04:47,599
you'll get a ghost story about
somebody seeing something
73
00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,840
walking on the water.
74
00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,400
♪ ♪
75
00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:53,600
There's no way
to substantiate it,
76
00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:57,680
and there's no one else
who's really seen it.
77
00:04:57,759 --> 00:05:01,399
So it's really hard to say for
sure, you know, what happened
78
00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,400
or what it was.
79
00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:08,880
[crickets chirping]
80
00:05:08,959 --> 00:05:12,839
People describing something
they see on the water,
81
00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:15,520
the ones I've had
has been in a mist.
82
00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,280
♪ ♪
83
00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:22,360
I have seen mist
build up on this lake.
84
00:05:22,439 --> 00:05:23,759
I've seen it come up,
and it's just a--
85
00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:27,719
it's a weird kind of feeling
and a weird kind of look.
86
00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:33,400
♪ ♪
87
00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,120
[birds chirping]
88
00:05:35,199 --> 00:05:38,359
There are a lot of drownings.
89
00:05:38,439 --> 00:05:40,399
I think the most we
had in any one year was 20.
90
00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:43,120
♪ ♪
91
00:05:43,199 --> 00:05:45,479
People read about it
or hear about it in the news
92
00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,520
and hear about a drowning.
93
00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,040
And they will ask
me point blank,
94
00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:54,480
you know, how did that
happen?
95
00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:57,320
You don't have
a solid explanation
96
00:05:57,399 --> 00:05:58,759
as to how it happened.
97
00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:05,439
♪ ♪
98
00:06:05,519 --> 00:06:08,839
And I've had some drown
that there was no--
99
00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:12,080
no reason and no reason.
100
00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:16,600
Strong, young, athletic
people swimming in Lake Lanier
101
00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,400
suddenly drown.
102
00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:25,120
And their comment often is
the Lady Of The Lake got 'em.
103
00:06:25,199 --> 00:06:27,239
Yeah, she's got 'em.
104
00:06:27,319 --> 00:06:30,239
[intense music]
105
00:06:30,319 --> 00:06:37,119
♪ ♪
106
00:06:40,399 --> 00:06:42,439
The myth behind the
Lady Of The Lake
107
00:06:42,519 --> 00:06:44,479
is that she would
in some way come
108
00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:47,400
up and pull you underwater.
109
00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:54,160
♪ ♪
110
00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,440
If you'd been there and seen
it and seen the expression
111
00:06:56,519 --> 00:06:59,759
on witnesses' faces
that saw the drownings,
112
00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:02,439
you'd swear up and down
something like that happened.
113
00:07:02,519 --> 00:07:07,719
♪ ♪
114
00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:11,840
The people just sink and had
wives stand there and say,
115
00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,040
I've seen my--
I seen my husband go down,
116
00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,040
and he just kept going.
117
00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:17,280
His eyes are open.
118
00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,240
He'd see me and just sink.
119
00:07:19,319 --> 00:07:22,879
How do you explain that?
How do you explain that?
120
00:07:22,959 --> 00:07:25,119
You can't.
121
00:07:25,199 --> 00:07:30,479
♪ ♪
122
00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,080
- Police say a man in his
'40s drowned in Little
123
00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:34,920
River on Lake Lanier.
124
00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,640
- Fishermen found
a decomposing body
125
00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:38,000
floating in Lake Lanier.
126
00:07:38,079 --> 00:07:41,399
Investigators told us
the victim is a female.
127
00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,800
- Swimming, tonight
crews are investigating
128
00:07:43,879 --> 00:07:46,079
a drowning on Lake Lanier.
129
00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:48,200
- He didn't know
that last Friday
130
00:07:48,279 --> 00:07:50,479
when he came over it was the
last time she saw him alive.
131
00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,000
- Most people seemed unaware
of the grim discovery on what
132
00:07:53,079 --> 00:07:55,079
for all appearances
looked like
133
00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,280
a typical day on the lake.
134
00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,960
♪ ♪
135
00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:01,600
- There's been a
number of people that
136
00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,360
have drowned on the lake,
and we average
137
00:08:03,439 --> 00:08:04,919
about seven people a year.
138
00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:11,000
♪ ♪
139
00:08:11,079 --> 00:08:12,679
- All good?
140
00:08:12,759 --> 00:08:13,999
- If they're in
relatively shallow water,
141
00:08:14,079 --> 00:08:15,599
they'll usually float,
because the gas
142
00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:16,760
builds up inside the body,
and they'll
143
00:08:16,839 --> 00:08:18,719
come back to the surface.
144
00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:20,600
But if they're in deep water,
the pressure is too great,
145
00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:22,320
and they're never
going to surface.
146
00:08:22,399 --> 00:08:23,159
And if you don't find
the body,
147
00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:28,400
it'll stay there forever.
148
00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:29,480
- You, you?
149
00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:34,200
You're all good.
150
00:08:34,279 --> 00:08:37,639
♪ ♪
151
00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,120
- There's 364 shoreline
miles on this lake,
152
00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,960
and I think I've seen
every cove there is.
153
00:08:43,039 --> 00:08:46,199
[regulator hissing]
154
00:08:46,279 --> 00:08:53,079
♪ ♪
155
00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:00,200
We get called by the families
when their loved ones
156
00:09:00,279 --> 00:09:01,759
are still on the bottom
of the lake and they
157
00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,760
want them to come back.
158
00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:08,360
[dramatic musical flourish]
159
00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,480
It is not something
for the faint of heart.
160
00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:15,719
It weighs on you, for sure.
161
00:09:15,799 --> 00:09:17,439
I don't like to actually
keep up with the number,
162
00:09:17,519 --> 00:09:19,319
because I just don't think
it's a good statistic
163
00:09:19,399 --> 00:09:22,959
to keep up with in my mind.
164
00:09:23,039 --> 00:09:25,199
I've done four
in the past year.
165
00:09:25,279 --> 00:09:32,039
♪ ♪
166
00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:37,120
We don't like to leave
anyone on the bottom.
167
00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,160
Since we've been working
cases,
168
00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:43,840
we haven't left anyone
on the bottom.
169
00:09:43,919 --> 00:09:45,359
But there are some people
that are still missing,
170
00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:47,400
and they'll probably
never be found.
171
00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:51,840
♪ ♪
172
00:09:51,919 --> 00:09:55,199
So I've heard it was 28
that haven't been found.
173
00:09:55,279 --> 00:10:00,199
I've heard another one
that said it was 34.
174
00:10:00,279 --> 00:10:01,439
Of course, everyone's heard
the story
175
00:10:01,519 --> 00:10:03,599
of the Lady Of The Lake.
176
00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,319
But I think it goes
back to the '50s.
177
00:10:05,399 --> 00:10:09,799
Two girls were driving and
ended up coming off the road
178
00:10:09,879 --> 00:10:12,279
and into the lake,
and they drowned.
179
00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:13,640
One was wearing a blue dress.
180
00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,360
And they say that the lake
is haunted because of her.
181
00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:18,360
[eerie music]
182
00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:26,240
♪ ♪
183
00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:35,680
- The Lady Of The Lake
is the best-known ghost
184
00:10:35,759 --> 00:10:39,279
story in--
at least in Hall County.
185
00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:40,960
♪ ♪
186
00:10:41,039 --> 00:10:42,839
The whole incident
is based on real events.
187
00:10:42,919 --> 00:10:46,359
It's an actual happening.
188
00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:53,440
♪ ♪
189
00:10:59,399 --> 00:11:03,319
[laughter]
190
00:11:03,399 --> 00:11:06,799
The two women, Susie Roberts
191
00:11:06,879 --> 00:11:11,359
and Delia Parker Young,
192
00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:15,560
they were together,
as last reported in 1958,
193
00:11:15,639 --> 00:11:19,839
coming out of Dawson County
in Susie Roberts' car,
194
00:11:19,919 --> 00:11:23,319
car, which was a 1952 Ford.
195
00:11:23,399 --> 00:11:31,199
♪ ♪
196
00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:38,240
Susie was 38 years old.
197
00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,760
She was a waitress
here in Gainesville
198
00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:43,160
at a local restaurant.
199
00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:49,040
And Delia was 22,
and she worked
200
00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,680
over at a military
academy here locally.
201
00:11:51,759 --> 00:11:55,919
Both were mothers.
202
00:11:56,000 --> 00:12:00,560
♪ ♪
203
00:12:00,639 --> 00:12:02,199
They had gone
to what we call one
204
00:12:02,279 --> 00:12:06,159
of the speakeasies-type
houses that
205
00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,760
were available at that time.
206
00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:15,840
♪ ♪
207
00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,480
Sometimes they didn't shut
down till midnight, 1:00,
208
00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:27,599
maybe later.
209
00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:30,639
Both of the girls were going
to go back to Gainesville
210
00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:32,920
and headed for Hall County.
211
00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,120
♪ ♪
212
00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,160
And they never returned home.
213
00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:44,040
♪ ♪
214
00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:49,160
♪ ♪
215
00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,920
Nobody knew for sure
which way they had gone
216
00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:57,040
or what had happened to them.
217
00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:58,720
And there was some
speculation the vehicle went
218
00:12:58,799 --> 00:13:03,119
off a bridge into the lake.
219
00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:09,520
♪ ♪
220
00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:13,080
I'm sure as time went on the
families became more and more
221
00:13:13,159 --> 00:13:17,839
aware that the possibilities
of being somewhere else
222
00:13:17,919 --> 00:13:20,719
were being eliminated.
223
00:13:20,799 --> 00:13:24,479
♪ ♪
224
00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:26,839
But nobody knew which bridge.
225
00:13:26,919 --> 00:13:30,559
♪ ♪
226
00:13:30,639 --> 00:13:36,079
The girls were in
Dawsonville.
227
00:13:36,159 --> 00:13:38,319
There are three
basic ways that you
228
00:13:38,399 --> 00:13:41,319
can come in to Hall County.
229
00:13:41,399 --> 00:13:47,679
You can come on Thompson Bridge
Road, which is Highway 60.
230
00:13:47,759 --> 00:13:49,319
You can come in
on Browns Bridge Road,
231
00:13:49,399 --> 00:13:51,439
and you can come in
on the Dawsonville Highway,
232
00:13:51,519 --> 00:13:54,439
which is 53.
233
00:13:54,519 --> 00:13:56,159
Every one of these roads,
these three roads,
234
00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:57,320
cross Lake Lanier.
235
00:13:57,399 --> 00:14:00,639
And as you can see,
the Dawsonville Highway
236
00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:01,320
crosses it twice.
237
00:14:01,399 --> 00:14:09,199
♪ ♪
238
00:14:42,639 --> 00:14:46,559
- I was a reporter.
239
00:14:46,639 --> 00:14:49,599
♪ ♪
240
00:14:49,679 --> 00:14:53,639
I started working for "The
Gainesville Times" in 1957.
241
00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:59,520
♪ ♪
242
00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:04,320
It was a small paper
we published daily.
243
00:15:04,399 --> 00:15:07,679
There were always stories
going around about people
244
00:15:07,759 --> 00:15:13,319
seeing the Lady Of The Lake.
245
00:15:13,399 --> 00:15:15,719
People would say that they--
246
00:15:15,799 --> 00:15:19,759
they would hear voices
from beneath the lake saying,
247
00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:25,000
"Come help me; help me."
248
00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,480
And occasionally
somebody would say
249
00:15:27,559 --> 00:15:31,439
that they had seen a ghostly
figure walking on the bridge.
250
00:15:31,519 --> 00:15:35,959
♪ ♪
251
00:15:36,039 --> 00:15:37,039
When you hear
these ghost stories,
252
00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:42,760
they say it's a woman
in a blue dress.
253
00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,920
♪ ♪
254
00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,320
And she has no hands.
255
00:15:47,399 --> 00:15:54,359
♪ ♪
256
00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:04,200
♪ ♪
257
00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:12,160
Back in those days,
it was big news if a body
258
00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,600
was found in the lake.
259
00:16:14,679 --> 00:16:17,519
♪ ♪
260
00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:20,400
More than likely would
make the front page.
261
00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:28,280
♪ ♪
262
00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,320
I've got the article
when they found
263
00:16:37,399 --> 00:16:40,079
the body of a woman.
264
00:16:40,159 --> 00:16:41,559
♪ ♪
265
00:16:41,639 --> 00:16:45,559
It's November 15, 1959.
266
00:16:45,639 --> 00:16:47,999
♪ ♪
267
00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:52,480
About 18 months after
268
00:16:52,559 --> 00:16:56,559
the two women went missing,
269
00:16:56,639 --> 00:17:01,919
♪ ♪
270
00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:07,240
And they found the body
of a woman.
271
00:17:07,319 --> 00:17:13,759
♪ ♪
272
00:17:13,839 --> 00:17:19,159
It was found by a fisherman,
partially decomposed.
273
00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:23,200
♪ ♪
274
00:17:23,279 --> 00:17:27,079
And it was wearing
a blue dress,
275
00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,640
and Delia Young was the
one that was wearing
276
00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,120
the blue dress to the dance.
277
00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:36,920
[laughter]
278
00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:41,120
They said that
she had no hands.
279
00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,760
When the body floated to the
surface, she has no hands.
280
00:17:43,839 --> 00:17:50,839
♪ ♪
281
00:17:53,039 --> 00:17:56,399
- They recovered the body,
but they
282
00:17:56,480 --> 00:18:01,480
never were able to identify
who the individual was.
283
00:18:01,559 --> 00:18:03,839
Ward's Funeral Home
here locally
284
00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:08,000
kept the body until 1970.
285
00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:13,280
No one claimed the body,
and they
286
00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:18,319
had a funeral later and
buried her with no naming,
287
00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:23,080
without a name.
288
00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:29,160
♪ ♪
289
00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:43,640
Nothing happened for years
and years
290
00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:48,320
and years, until 1990.
291
00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:50,800
They needed a new bridge.
292
00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:52,800
The bridges that were
in there currently
293
00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:56,800
were built back in 1956.
294
00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:02,640
And those bridges
were becoming less than safe.
295
00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:05,720
So they left
the old bridge in place
296
00:19:05,799 --> 00:19:07,399
and built a new bridge
next to it.
297
00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:08,480
- 7835.
298
00:19:08,559 --> 00:19:10,479
Code six.
299
00:19:10,559 --> 00:19:13,879
105 North Avenue 52.
300
00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:15,480
- I remember getting the
call.
301
00:19:15,559 --> 00:19:17,479
I was in my office
at the time,
302
00:19:17,559 --> 00:19:20,039
and they told me
that the construction workers
303
00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:24,959
had struck a car.
304
00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:29,799
And so my immediate reaction
was to contact the dive team,
305
00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:31,320
then I came out
and took a look.
306
00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:39,200
♪ ♪
307
00:19:49,759 --> 00:19:54,119
They were in the process of
trying to pull the car out.
308
00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,400
I could tell this was
an older model Ford.
309
00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,200
♪ ♪
310
00:19:59,279 --> 00:20:01,559
They took to two or three
hours just to get all the mud
311
00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:05,120
and stuff out of there.
312
00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:09,040
And that's when they
discovered bones.
313
00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,599
The cause of death
was drowning.
314
00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:15,200
♪ ♪
315
00:20:15,279 --> 00:20:17,839
And that situation
had to be pure terror.
316
00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:21,720
♪ ♪
317
00:20:21,799 --> 00:20:23,479
They identified the vehicle
318
00:20:23,559 --> 00:20:28,519
and identified
the license plate.
319
00:20:28,599 --> 00:20:31,599
♪ ♪
320
00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:35,480
I knew pretty much then we
had the Lady Of The Lake.
321
00:20:35,559 --> 00:20:43,079
♪ ♪
322
00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,480
- It was quite a big
deal when they found
323
00:20:51,559 --> 00:20:54,919
the car and the body inside.
324
00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,360
♪ ♪
325
00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:00,200
Here it is.
326
00:21:00,279 --> 00:21:06,239
♪ ♪
327
00:21:06,319 --> 00:21:07,799
These are just clippings.
328
00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,560
There's some pictures
in the folders, too,
329
00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:14,200
like this picture when
they were pulling the car out.
330
00:21:14,279 --> 00:21:15,759
♪ ♪
331
00:21:15,839 --> 00:21:19,119
And notice
the tires are still--
332
00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:23,880
the white sidewall tires
were still intact after they
333
00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:25,400
washed some of the mud off.
334
00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:33,280
♪ ♪
335
00:21:35,279 --> 00:21:40,239
This was two days after the
car was found in the lake
336
00:21:40,319 --> 00:21:45,599
and identified that this
belonging to Susie Roberts.
337
00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:52,680
♪ ♪
338
00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:59,480
And the body that they
had previously found
339
00:21:59,559 --> 00:22:03,839
had been unidentified and
buried in an unmarked grave.
340
00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:07,280
They identified it
was Delia Young.
341
00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:11,519
♪ ♪
342
00:22:11,599 --> 00:22:14,879
They had a service
for her, and they also had
343
00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:19,520
a service for Susie Roberts.
344
00:22:19,599 --> 00:22:23,039
For the community at large,
the people that had followed
345
00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:27,839
the story over the years, I
felt like they believed this
346
00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:31,240
then was the end of the
story.
347
00:22:31,319 --> 00:22:35,639
That solved the mystery
of the Lady Of The Lake,
348
00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:37,640
put it to rest.
349
00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:39,960
♪ ♪
350
00:22:40,039 --> 00:22:41,999
But some stories
don't go away.
351
00:22:42,079 --> 00:22:45,239
♪ ♪
352
00:22:45,319 --> 00:22:47,519
[horn honking]
353
00:22:47,599 --> 00:22:50,959
[metal crunching]
354
00:22:51,039 --> 00:22:57,039
♪ ♪
355
00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,480
- I'm feeling a little
nervous heading back to Lake
Lanier.
356
00:23:12,799 --> 00:23:16,519
I haven't been back
here since the incident.
357
00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:19,800
One of my buddies
just called me up,
358
00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,960
saying that one of his
friends had a lake house.
359
00:23:23,039 --> 00:23:25,199
And it was just like,
it was a really hot day.
360
00:23:25,279 --> 00:23:26,759
I didn't have
anything better to do.
361
00:23:26,839 --> 00:23:28,799
So I was like, why not?
362
00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:35,880
♪ ♪
363
00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:40,920
And it was just supposed
to be all smiles,
364
00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,640
you know, just doing teenager
things like just having fun.
365
00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:50,720
♪ ♪
366
00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:08,320
Yeah, like, I'm getting
goose bumps thinking about it,
367
00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:09,560
like literally.
368
00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:13,480
Like, it's definitely
not something that I'm--
369
00:24:13,559 --> 00:24:15,279
like, I'm still a little
uncomfortable talking about it,
370
00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:17,999
because I could have lost
my life in this very lake.
371
00:24:18,079 --> 00:24:21,119
[engine revving]
372
00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,680
I've never driven
a jet ski in my life.
373
00:24:23,759 --> 00:24:27,839
♪ ♪
374
00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:28,960
I'm driving.
I'm like, wow,
375
00:24:29,039 --> 00:24:30,839
I'm going so fast.
376
00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,240
I have this under so much
control, and, you know,
377
00:24:33,319 --> 00:24:34,879
I really didn't.
378
00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:38,040
♪ ♪
379
00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:39,479
I really didn't
know what happened.
380
00:24:39,559 --> 00:24:42,359
I just remember
right before I hit.
381
00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:47,240
♪ ♪
382
00:24:47,319 --> 00:24:50,439
And the next thing I know,
I'm just floating in the
water.
383
00:24:50,519 --> 00:24:55,439
♪ ♪
384
00:24:55,519 --> 00:24:57,239
I'm in the middle of the
lake.
385
00:24:57,319 --> 00:24:58,359
I'm really alone.
386
00:24:58,440 --> 00:24:59,400
It's no one around.
387
00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:07,360
♪ ♪
388
00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:12,439
And I could have sworn I
heard something like a
screech
389
00:25:12,519 --> 00:25:14,159
or like a yell,
390
00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,680
a noise I've
never heard of in my life.
391
00:25:16,759 --> 00:25:21,679
♪ ♪
392
00:25:21,759 --> 00:25:24,639
At that time,
I felt something grab me.
393
00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,120
♪ ♪
394
00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,400
I felt myself being pulled.
395
00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:32,480
It was like a force that
was kind of sucking me down.
396
00:25:32,559 --> 00:25:38,159
♪ ♪
397
00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:41,040
I felt like I was
about to drown.
398
00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:47,119
♪ ♪
399
00:25:51,319 --> 00:25:54,039
If that life jacket wasn't
on, I would have been under.
400
00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:57,359
[panting]
401
00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:04,480
♪ ♪
402
00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:10,640
I just freaked out.
403
00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:11,920
I'm like, I got to
get out of this water
404
00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:13,440
as fast as possible.
405
00:26:13,519 --> 00:26:20,519
♪ ♪
406
00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:35,400
Never again.
Never again.
407
00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:37,760
I see it as a warning
of don't come back.
408
00:26:37,839 --> 00:26:41,239
Like, that was my warning,
and it's definitely cursed.
409
00:26:41,319 --> 00:26:43,519
It can't not be cursed.
410
00:26:43,599 --> 00:26:46,799
♪ ♪
411
00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:48,360
- The Hall County
Fire Department's
412
00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,600
marine rescue boat
crew recovered the body
413
00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:52,600
near the Gainesville--
414
00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,800
- --trying to help a friend
in a lake is being called a
hero.
415
00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:58,360
His death is the ninth so
far this year on Lake Lanier.
416
00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:00,360
- Around 7:30 in the evening,
game wardens from the Georgia
417
00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:01,560
Department of Natural
Resources were
418
00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,960
called there of
a possible drowning
419
00:27:04,039 --> 00:27:05,679
at a home in Little River.
420
00:27:05,759 --> 00:27:09,079
Bystanders--
421
00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:11,560
- On July 4th weekend,
yet another person
422
00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:14,440
died at Lake Lanier.
423
00:27:14,519 --> 00:27:19,799
I have told you guys for years
to stay away from Lake Lanier.
424
00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:22,760
My little brother, Mansir,
was 16 years old at the time,
425
00:27:22,839 --> 00:27:27,519
almost drowned at Lake
Lanier.
426
00:27:27,599 --> 00:27:32,159
He's not the type of person
to make something like this
up.
427
00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,120
And he was like, you need
to get on social media
428
00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:35,480
and warn people about this
lake, not to go there.
429
00:27:35,559 --> 00:27:41,199
♪ ♪
430
00:27:41,279 --> 00:27:43,199
I think the first thing that
I Googled was "Lake Lanier
431
00:27:43,279 --> 00:27:45,159
deaths," and something
that popped up
432
00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:49,240
was one of the deadliest
lakes in the United States.
433
00:27:49,319 --> 00:27:50,359
And people keep going to it.
434
00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:51,920
And I was like, what the heck?
435
00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:53,520
Why are people still
going to this lake
436
00:27:53,599 --> 00:27:56,759
if they understand that
people continue to die here?
437
00:27:56,839 --> 00:27:58,119
Y'all, does this
place look familiar?
438
00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:02,080
It looks like a wonderful,
awesome summer hangout
439
00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:04,720
where people go and drink
and have fun on Lake Lanier.
440
00:28:04,799 --> 00:28:06,879
However,
the real story of Lake Lanier
441
00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:08,680
is something that is more
dark and more cynical
442
00:28:08,759 --> 00:28:10,479
than you ever learned.
443
00:28:10,559 --> 00:28:11,839
Delved into the
history of this lake,
444
00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:13,680
yet people are
still choosing to go
445
00:28:13,759 --> 00:28:15,039
to a lake that's haunted.
446
00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:16,559
Doesn't make sense.
447
00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:18,280
- And another person
has drowned.
448
00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:19,719
- The first video that
I started went viral,
449
00:28:19,799 --> 00:28:22,119
got millions of views.
450
00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,520
Stay the heck--
451
00:28:23,599 --> 00:28:24,759
This one had 3 million
views--
452
00:28:24,839 --> 00:28:27,879
away from Lake Lanier.
453
00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:29,600
A lot of people in
the comments were
454
00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:31,760
kind of expressing things
that happened to them
455
00:28:31,839 --> 00:28:34,679
or saying they had family
members drown there.
456
00:28:34,759 --> 00:28:41,759
♪ ♪
457
00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:51,560
It's all similar experiences
to what my brother,
458
00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,200
Mansir, had described to me.
459
00:28:54,279 --> 00:28:56,759
I believe that's a
supernatural experience.
460
00:28:56,839 --> 00:28:58,439
I mean, it seems
very simple to me.
461
00:28:58,519 --> 00:29:05,239
♪ ♪
462
00:29:05,319 --> 00:29:07,679
People don't just drown
there because they're
463
00:29:07,759 --> 00:29:10,639
horrible swimmers, and people
don't just drown there,
464
00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:12,280
you know,
because it just happens.
465
00:29:12,359 --> 00:29:14,159
It happens because
that lake is haunted.
466
00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,440
There's an entire
graveyard under there
467
00:29:17,519 --> 00:29:19,719
and buildings
that are under there.
468
00:29:19,799 --> 00:29:22,279
U.S. Army Corps actually
created this lake
469
00:29:22,359 --> 00:29:24,279
by flooding an entire town.
470
00:29:24,359 --> 00:29:31,159
♪ ♪
471
00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:44,880
- The town was much smaller
when I grew up here.
472
00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:51,360
♪ ♪
473
00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:54,960
A lot of the
old-timers around here
474
00:29:55,039 --> 00:29:57,239
know the history
of the lake,
475
00:29:57,319 --> 00:29:59,999
but of course
they are fading out.
476
00:30:00,079 --> 00:30:03,199
And then you have
a lot of newcomers.
477
00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:06,759
They don't probably
know much about how
478
00:30:06,839 --> 00:30:10,999
the lake was created,
the why it was created.
479
00:30:11,079 --> 00:30:17,279
Lake Lanier is a manmade
lake.
480
00:30:17,359 --> 00:30:22,919
The federal government bought
the land along the river.
481
00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:29,440
The creation of the lake was
not unanimously appreciated.
482
00:30:29,519 --> 00:30:31,799
There was a lot of
land that had been held
483
00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:37,120
by families for generations.
484
00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:39,480
They were reluctant
to give up their land,
485
00:30:39,559 --> 00:30:41,239
you know, at any price.
486
00:30:41,319 --> 00:30:42,479
And that's why a lot of it
went through
487
00:30:42,559 --> 00:30:46,119
the court process.
488
00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:47,880
There was a lot of
tree cutting
489
00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:52,560
and tearing down of
buildings.
490
00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:55,800
They had to tear down
barns and other structures,
491
00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:59,280
and some homes
were demolished.
492
00:30:59,359 --> 00:31:04,719
♪ ♪
493
00:31:04,799 --> 00:31:09,479
It was a strange experience
to watch the river become a
lake
494
00:31:09,559 --> 00:31:13,479
and then flood
all these bottom lands,
495
00:31:13,559 --> 00:31:15,039
where there had been
cornfields
496
00:31:15,119 --> 00:31:17,079
and some cotton fields.
497
00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:23,160
♪ ♪
498
00:31:30,319 --> 00:31:32,159
- I don't think
a fraction of the people
499
00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,200
have any idea what's
underneath the water here.
500
00:31:34,279 --> 00:31:36,399
They think it's a
sandy bottom, and it
501
00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:38,760
must have been all farmland
for miles and miles and
miles.
502
00:31:38,839 --> 00:31:42,599
I mean, nothing can be
further from the truth.
503
00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:45,040
♪ ♪
504
00:31:45,119 --> 00:31:46,159
- This is the old Fouts house.
505
00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:51,000
It was made out of
granite by the farmer
506
00:31:51,079 --> 00:31:51,799
who wanted to
build a house that
507
00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:56,160
was impervious to a tornado.
508
00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:57,640
- Yeah.
509
00:31:57,720 --> 00:31:58,480
Looking down this
sonar right here,
510
00:31:58,559 --> 00:32:00,639
you can actually see the rooms.
511
00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:03,240
You can actually see how
the house was shaped.
512
00:32:03,319 --> 00:32:05,879
And we have a before
picture from the '20s when
513
00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:10,040
the house was
originally built.
514
00:32:10,119 --> 00:32:11,559
This is all that's left
of it now.
515
00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:18,760
♪ ♪
516
00:32:18,839 --> 00:32:20,559
So you can see, looking
at the sonar right here,
517
00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:24,160
this is a cluster of trees.
518
00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:26,080
The trees that you see
on the side of the lake
519
00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:30,400
right here right now
are still standing below us.
520
00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,520
So anything below
35 feet of water,
521
00:32:32,599 --> 00:32:35,319
there's full-grown
trees down there.
522
00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:36,920
The only thing that's
different is all the leaves
523
00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:40,600
and stuff are gone, but the
branches are all still there.
524
00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:44,080
♪ ♪
525
00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:47,080
When someone drowns,
sometimes people
526
00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:49,440
will get caught
in the trees,
527
00:32:49,519 --> 00:32:54,879
and they'll be stuck
in the limbs.
528
00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:57,000
One of the most dangerous
lakes I've ever been in.
529
00:32:57,079 --> 00:33:01,719
I've never seen
anything like this.
530
00:33:01,799 --> 00:33:02,879
- Here's your bridge.
531
00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:04,480
The stuff's missing off of it.
532
00:33:04,559 --> 00:33:05,679
You can see part of
the wooden bridge here.
533
00:33:05,759 --> 00:33:08,479
I just zoomed in on it here.
534
00:33:08,559 --> 00:33:09,479
So you can see the
roadbed running,
535
00:33:09,559 --> 00:33:11,039
and here's where
the little bridge
536
00:33:11,119 --> 00:33:14,319
that goes on across the lake.
537
00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,720
It does show you the
roadways and stuff that fed
538
00:33:16,799 --> 00:33:19,399
up here towards Oscarville.
539
00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:20,680
So this is one
of the main roads
540
00:33:20,759 --> 00:33:22,119
that came into that town.
541
00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,800
[regulator hissing]
542
00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:28,480
♪ ♪
543
00:33:28,559 --> 00:33:29,879
And there's nothing left
of it.
544
00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:32,960
Oscarville is nothing
more than a concrete pad.
545
00:33:33,039 --> 00:33:34,639
All the buildings
were bulldozed
546
00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:36,520
down when they
built the lake,
547
00:33:36,599 --> 00:33:37,959
and there was nothing left
of it.
548
00:33:38,039 --> 00:33:44,039
♪ ♪
549
00:34:05,079 --> 00:34:08,519
- When I started to dig
deeper into the history of
Lake
550
00:34:08,599 --> 00:34:11,319
Lanier, the formation
of the lake,
551
00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:14,840
how evil the initial
formation was,
552
00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,440
I truly understood why the
lake would be haunted.
553
00:34:17,519 --> 00:34:25,319
♪ ♪
554
00:34:26,559 --> 00:34:29,439
Oscarville was
a thriving Black community
555
00:34:29,519 --> 00:34:32,999
of farmers that acquired
this land post-Civil War
556
00:34:33,079 --> 00:34:36,839
in the late 1800s.
557
00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:37,840
They had churches.
558
00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:40,160
Hell, they had schools,
559
00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,879
people that were
basically starting
560
00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:48,680
their own Black communities
that had self-determination.
561
00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:51,720
In 1912 was when an
18-year-old girl named Mae Crow
562
00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:55,160
was raped and badly beaten.
563
00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:59,159
They were Black boys that
were accused of doing this.
564
00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:04,359
They were beaten
just unmercifully.
565
00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:06,760
They were marched
to their deaths,
566
00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:10,160
and they were hanged in front
of hundreds of people.
567
00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:13,999
♪ ♪
568
00:35:14,079 --> 00:35:17,559
There were 1,100
Black people that
569
00:35:17,639 --> 00:35:19,719
resided in Forsyth County.
570
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:22,960
After these incidents
happened, they were all,
571
00:35:23,039 --> 00:35:26,359
virtually all,
driven out by violent force.
572
00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:30,520
♪ ♪
573
00:35:30,599 --> 00:35:33,599
They just drove these people
out and took their land,
574
00:35:33,679 --> 00:35:34,599
and there's no shame.
575
00:35:34,679 --> 00:35:38,559
♪ ♪
576
00:35:38,639 --> 00:35:42,599
If we fast-forward to the
1950s and the flooding
577
00:35:42,679 --> 00:35:48,119
of Lake Lanier, this land
was sold to the government.
578
00:35:48,199 --> 00:35:51,639
They sold land that
wasn't rightfully theirs.
579
00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:53,239
♪ ♪
580
00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:56,960
And all eventually
to make way for Lake Lanier,
581
00:35:57,039 --> 00:36:01,079
a lake where people
go and drink booze and swim.
582
00:36:01,159 --> 00:36:05,479
♪ ♪
583
00:36:05,559 --> 00:36:08,079
The reason why I think that
the supernatural element
584
00:36:08,159 --> 00:36:10,719
is there is because
you still have bodies
585
00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:14,000
of people that were not
moved.
586
00:36:14,079 --> 00:36:20,399
♪ ♪
587
00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:22,960
Oscarville had
their own cemeteries.
588
00:36:23,039 --> 00:36:24,719
They tried to move
all the graves,
589
00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:27,400
but they were unable
to move some of the graves.
590
00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:30,880
And those graves were people
from the pre-colonial period,
591
00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:34,160
so Native Americans,
from the antebellum period,
592
00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:35,679
Black people
that were enslaved,
593
00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:37,560
and then from
the Civil War period.
594
00:36:37,639 --> 00:36:39,399
That's a lot of bloodshed.
595
00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:44,000
That's a lot of people that
were wronged in society whose
596
00:36:44,079 --> 00:36:45,759
graves you just flooded over.
597
00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:50,720
♪ ♪
598
00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:53,080
Absolutely I believe
the lake is cursed.
599
00:36:53,159 --> 00:36:56,039
I've heard a lot of people talk
about the Lady Of The Lake,
600
00:36:56,119 --> 00:36:58,279
how there's just one
person doing the hauntings.
601
00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:01,760
But I personally believe
that it's multiple spirits.
602
00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:04,640
♪ ♪
603
00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:06,439
I think those
spirits want justice.
604
00:37:06,519 --> 00:37:09,279
I think those spirits
want people to stop swimming
605
00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:11,480
on top of their graves,
and they've
606
00:37:11,559 --> 00:37:14,839
been craving it for years.
607
00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:16,840
I feel that if the
spirits don't get justice
608
00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:18,600
or accountability
there's going to continue
609
00:37:18,679 --> 00:37:21,319
to be regular drownings,
regular sightings.
610
00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:22,800
I think there's going
to continue to be
611
00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:25,040
paranormal activity there.
612
00:37:25,119 --> 00:37:29,159
♪ ♪
613
00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:30,999
- The fact that people think
this is cursed or haunted
614
00:37:31,079 --> 00:37:32,879
is just absolutely ridiculous.
615
00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:34,640
It's not.
616
00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:37,759
but unfortunately because
it is such a big lake,
617
00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:42,080
you know, with 364 shoreline
miles and 10 million visitors
618
00:37:42,159 --> 00:37:45,279
every year, there are bound
to be accidents
619
00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,000
and things are going
to happen.
620
00:37:48,079 --> 00:37:49,359
The reality is they just
panic and they don't
621
00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:50,800
know how to swim very well.
622
00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:53,360
I mean, that is the truth.
623
00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:55,000
They think they're better
swimmers than they are.
624
00:37:55,079 --> 00:37:58,639
So I think just
overconfidence a lot of times
and thinking,
625
00:37:58,719 --> 00:38:01,239
oh,
I don't need a life jacket.
626
00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:03,320
Most people can't
tread water for more
627
00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:06,760
than a few minutes at best, and
they get tired and exhausted.
628
00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:10,520
And when that happens,
fate has a cruel way
629
00:38:10,599 --> 00:38:13,799
of catching up with you.
630
00:38:13,880 --> 00:38:15,160
This is actually
the location where
631
00:38:15,239 --> 00:38:16,919
one of the drownings
occurred.
632
00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:18,680
They decided to go
for a swim out here
633
00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:21,200
in the middle of the lake
without life jackets,
634
00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:23,320
and they'd got in trouble.
635
00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:26,040
Passing boat came by, saw
that they were all in
trouble.
636
00:38:26,119 --> 00:38:28,079
He came over and
rescued two of them,
637
00:38:28,159 --> 00:38:32,039
but the third individual
unfortunately drowned.
638
00:38:32,119 --> 00:38:35,039
He was on the
bottom for 86 days,
639
00:38:35,119 --> 00:38:39,599
and we found him at 112
feet caught in the trees.
640
00:38:39,679 --> 00:38:40,759
And that was a tough one.
641
00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:42,800
♪ ♪
642
00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:44,760
It's never easy to do.
643
00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:46,200
I mean, you talk about
finding a drowning victim,
644
00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:50,040
it's never easy,
and it's never fun.
645
00:38:50,119 --> 00:38:52,039
It's just about making
sure that we bring them
646
00:38:52,119 --> 00:38:54,639
back and provide the
family with some comfort
647
00:38:54,719 --> 00:38:58,839
in knowing that they can have
a proper funeral and service.
648
00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:00,640
♪ ♪
649
00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:02,319
[sighs]
650
00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:08,640
♪ ♪
651
00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:12,119
You can't unsee it.
652
00:39:12,199 --> 00:39:14,799
And you never forget it.
653
00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:19,640
♪ ♪
654
00:39:19,719 --> 00:39:22,079
But it brings closure
to the family,
655
00:39:22,159 --> 00:39:25,879
and that's what matters.
656
00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:32,960
♪ ♪
657
00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:56,080
- I really do empathize with
the families that have lost
658
00:39:56,159 --> 00:39:57,999
their loved ones at that lake.
659
00:39:58,079 --> 00:40:00,439
And that's why I try to warn
as many people as possible
660
00:40:00,519 --> 00:40:03,999
do not go because angry
spirits do not discriminate.
661
00:40:04,079 --> 00:40:08,359
And that's just the unfortunate
aspect of vengeance.
662
00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:11,880
Sometimes it can be blinding.
663
00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:14,000
My brother could
have become a victim.
664
00:40:14,079 --> 00:40:16,039
I'm glad that he
got a second chance,
665
00:40:16,119 --> 00:40:18,599
but I think that if he
would not have gotten
666
00:40:18,679 --> 00:40:19,839
that second chance
he would have just
667
00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:21,240
been another news article--
668
00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:24,840
"16-year-old boy
drowns at Lake Lanier,"
669
00:40:24,920 --> 00:40:26,160
you know, and I would
have been covering
670
00:40:26,239 --> 00:40:30,639
that on my social media.
671
00:40:30,719 --> 00:40:35,199
From what he tells us, it
was a near-death experience,
672
00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:40,720
and it's one that
still haunts him.
673
00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:42,480
- When I found out about
the history of the lake,
674
00:40:42,559 --> 00:40:43,719
my heart sunk.
675
00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:46,040
Like, when I tell y'all,
it was just like, what?
676
00:40:46,119 --> 00:40:48,199
Like, I was just sitting in
this water like, literally.
677
00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:51,160
And then after that, I mean,
my first reaction was like, OK,
678
00:40:51,239 --> 00:40:53,839
it makes sense why,
you know, this happened.
679
00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:54,480
Like, this lake is messed up.
Like...
680
00:40:54,559 --> 00:41:01,759
♪ ♪
681
00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:04,440
[grunts]
682
00:41:04,519 --> 00:41:06,719
Definitely
think it's cursed.
683
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,960
It's no way these bodies just
keep popping up, you know.
684
00:41:09,039 --> 00:41:11,679
And it can't not be
cursed because that's
685
00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:14,080
a lot of bad energy.
686
00:41:14,159 --> 00:41:20,159
♪ ♪
687
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:26,280
I think that I could
have been a victim.
688
00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:30,160
I think, you know, whether
people believe it or not,
689
00:41:30,239 --> 00:41:31,599
I think God saved me.
690
00:41:31,679 --> 00:41:33,199
That day, I think God saved me.
691
00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:36,160
♪ ♪
692
00:41:36,239 --> 00:41:36,999
He could have let me go,
but he didn't.
693
00:41:37,079 --> 00:41:39,439
You know, I could have died.
694
00:41:39,519 --> 00:41:40,559
I didn't.
695
00:41:40,639 --> 00:41:47,639
♪ ♪
696
00:42:02,519 --> 00:42:05,439
- I suppose I've
recovered around 15
697
00:42:05,519 --> 00:42:08,799
bodies from the lake.
698
00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:13,200
♪ ♪
699
00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:15,280
I think the ones that
stick with me the most
700
00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:18,720
is a young man,
a very strong athlete.
701
00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:21,200
♪ ♪
702
00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:25,240
He was swimming back and
forth across one of the
coves.
703
00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:28,080
He got in the middle of
that little cove and sank.
704
00:42:28,159 --> 00:42:32,439
♪ ♪
705
00:42:32,519 --> 00:42:34,079
Why did that happen?
706
00:42:34,159 --> 00:42:35,839
[chuckles] I don't know.
707
00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:37,240
I don't know why it happened.
708
00:42:37,320 --> 00:42:39,400
♪ ♪
709
00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:42,640
Just drowned,
I mean, like that.
710
00:42:42,719 --> 00:42:47,079
♪ ♪
711
00:42:47,159 --> 00:42:51,279
The body that was found in
1959 under Dawsonville
Bridge,
712
00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:55,760
I don't believe was
the Parker young lady.
713
00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:57,200
I don't believe
that that was her.
714
00:42:57,280 --> 00:43:01,160
[laughter]
715
00:43:01,239 --> 00:43:07,359
♪ ♪
716
00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:10,920
There's just too much time
lapse between the two.
717
00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:16,200
You're looking at a year
to a year and a half.
718
00:43:16,280 --> 00:43:19,760
♪ ♪
719
00:43:19,840 --> 00:43:24,200
Uh-uh, not in this lake.
720
00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:27,240
I don't want to be gross, but,
I mean, catfish will get you.
721
00:43:27,320 --> 00:43:29,360
I mean, if you're down
there and a body is down there
722
00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:34,280
any period of time at all,
the catfish will get you.
723
00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:36,880
The turtles will get you--
one or the other or both.
724
00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:43,960
♪ ♪
725
00:43:45,519 --> 00:43:48,759
So the body that was located
under Dawsonville Highway
726
00:43:48,840 --> 00:43:51,360
was not Parker Young.
727
00:43:51,440 --> 00:43:54,520
♪ ♪
728
00:43:54,599 --> 00:43:58,799
My feeling is that she
is still in Lake Lanier.
729
00:43:58,880 --> 00:44:00,160
♪ ♪
730
00:44:00,239 --> 00:44:04,119
The Lady Of The Lake
is still down there.
731
00:44:04,199 --> 00:44:10,999
♪ ♪
49439
Can't find what you're looking for?
Get subtitles in any language from opensubtitles.com, and translate them here.
Afrikaans
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Basque
Belarusian
Bengali
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chichewa
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Corsican
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Esperanto
Estonian
Finnish
French
Frisian
Galician
Georgian
German
Greek
Gujarati
Haitian Creole
Hawaiian
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Kazakh
Khmer
Korean
Kurdish (Kurmanji)
Kyrgyz
Lao
Latvian
Lithuanian
Luxembourgish
Macedonian
Malagasy
Malay
Maltese
Maori
Mongolian
Myanmar (Burmese)
Nepali
Norwegian
Pashto
Polish
Romanian
Russian
Samoan
Serbian
Sesotho
Shona
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Somali
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Tajik
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Vietnamese
