Man rescued after car crashes into Lake Lanier

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) – Authorities have rescued a man from Lake Lanier after his vehicle veered from a road in north Georgia.

Hall County Fire Services spokesman Capt. Zachary Brackett says the man was taken to the Northeast Georgia Medical Center after his vehicle veered from McEver Road Monday.

That black speck is an SUV. In Hall County @ 5pm with a water rescue & the boater who helped save the driver pic.twitter.com/arjbmuy12N

— Liz Artz (@LizArtzWSB) April 25, 2016

Footage from local television stations show the submerged vehicle near the riverbank and a bridge. Brackett says the man climbed onto the vehicle’s roof and waited for fire officials to reach him.

Details on the extent of the man’s injuries were not immediately available.

*Photo via WSB-TV