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Curse of Lake Lanier: Woman falls into water while twerking on boat in viral video

Due to a high number of accidents, mishaps, and shocking deaths, Lake Lanier in Georgia is believed to be 'cursed', 'haunted', and 'full of bodies'

A shocking video has been making rounds online on July 10, 2021, which shows a woman, whose back is turned towards the camera, twerking at the edge of a boat, where a group of people seems to be having a summer party. Moments later, she can be seen slipping and falling off the edge of the boat, directly into the water, which happens to be none other than the infamous Lake Lanier. The video has gone viral and the incident is being dubbed as the revival of the curse of Lake Lanier. 

The video sparked a multitude of reactions from Twitter users, who are reaffirming how every time Lake Lanier is trending, it always turns out to be something bad. About a month ago, on June 3, a boat caught fire on Lake Lanier risking the lives of four passengers, including two minors. Two of the adult passengers sustained burn injuries and had to be rushed to the hospital. Due to a high number of accidents, mishaps, and shocking deaths, Lake Lanier in Georgia is believed to be 'cursed', 'haunted', and 'full of bodies'. 

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What happened to the woman? 

In a video originally uploaded on Instagram by Atlscoop, the woman can be seen twerking while standing precariously at the ledge of the boat. A man was also spotted beside her, who appeared to be chilling with a beer in his hand. As he leaned a little closer to the woman, she loses her balance and falls into the water almost immediately. Though Atlscoop confirmed that the woman has been rescued and she was okay, they did not disclose her identity. 

Meanwhile, social media users started sharing the video, reminding people about the notoriety of Lake Lanier. Hip-hop artist S P Blu warned, "Yall gonna stay out of Lake Lanier." 

Actor Daniel Newman tweeted, "YALL!! Lake Lanier will kill your a**! That lake don’t play it wants to eat you! I love the fact he’s like “damn hold my beer”

A Twitter user wrote, "Death hangs out on Lake Lanier my friend. There is an entire town at the bottom of that lake." Another tweeted, "Lake Lanier not even trying to hide that it's cursed nomore. Just snatching folks in broad daylight."

"Lake Lanier keeping count of how many more bodies they need before hitting its yearly goal," one user joked. 

One user shared the history of Lake Lanier, "Lake Lanier was built in the former town of Oscarville, GA. It was a Black town that was forced its relocate residents including several cemeteries to build Lake Lanier. Over the years, there have been mysterious disappearances of humans on the water. Some haven’t been ever found"