A ‘haunted’ lake has earned an eerie reputation after claiming 700 lives and locals spotting supernatural activity.
Lake Lanier in northern Georgia, US, is an artificial body of water with a controversial past.
Named after writer, poet, musician and Confederate army veteran Sidney Lanier, the lake is located 40 miles northeast of Atlanta and was created in the 1950s to improve waterways in the country.
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But UNILAD reports it was marred with contention as locals were displaced to make room for the body of water, with families and business pushed out of what once was a primarily black area as well as graveyards relocated.
Locals claim to have seen the figure of a woman in a blue dress pacing around the area that they have dubbed The Lady of the Lake.
Some believe it could be one of the two women whose remains were found in the lake after a car crash in 1958.
Other urban legends reported on CNN is that mysterious arms reach out for swimmers from the watery depths and angry spirits call people home to submerged graves.
Supernatural legends aside, the reason there have been so many deaths is that the accidents are more likely as boats, cars and bodies make their way to the surface due to falling water levels.
The clutter on the bed of the lake also mean it’s more difficult to locate dead bodies – the lake claiming 700 lives since 1956.
The supernatural folklore about the lake is regularly discussed on social media, where there are many believers of the spooky tales.
Netflix drama Ozark, which has its own high body count, filmed scenes at the lake.
The lake's original purposes were to provide hydroelectricity, navigation and flood control of the Chattahoochee River.
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Its aim was also water supply for the city of Atlanta.
The project was authorised by Congress in 1946 and Buford Dam which is at the southern end of the lake broke ground on March 1, 1950.
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