Weekend Lake Hartwell death

The body of a 45-year-old Athens, Georgia resident was pulled from Lake Hartwell Saturday night near the Elrod Ferry Recreation Area.  The Hart County Sheriff’s Office quoted witnesses as saying that Levi Magana Nino was on a float in the water, fell off, went under, never to resurface.  Volunteer fire fighters, with the help of a Jet skier, found Nino just under the surface.  CPR was initiated.  The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital.  Nino’s death is the third Lake Hartwell death in the last two weeks.