Woman Found Unresponsive in Lake Allatoona in Serious Condition

A woman who was found unresponsive in Lake Allatoona is fighting for her life at an area hospital.

Cherokee County dispatchers received a call around 1 p.m. Tuesday that a woman was discovered floating in the lake in an area along McCurley Road in the southwest part of the county.

McCurley Road is located off Kellogg Creek Road. 

Robin Hill, spokeswoman with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, said the woman, 57, was swimming in the lake with friends.

Hill said when her friends looked around for her, they saw her floating in the lake.

Tim Cavender, spokesman for County Fire and Emergency Services, said when first responders arrived onto the scene, the woman had already been pulled from the lake by family or friends and they'd already started CPR on her. 

He said the area was "difficult" to get into due to the gate being locked and a vehicle blocking the entrance point. 

"We sent our boat to the scene in order to get her to an ambulance," he added.

Cherokee Sheriff's Office Spokesman Lt. Jay Baker said the woman was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital in serious condition. 

Cavender added that as of Tuesday afternoon, the woman was still alive at the Marietta hospital. 

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