A plane crash inside the Lake Lanier Islands Resort Thursday evening claimed the life of a Georgia man. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office has identified him as Howard Lee Joe, 60, of Dunwoody.
Authorities say Joe was piloting a single-engine aircraft that crashed on Lanier Islands Parkway near Pine Cone Drive.
A caller notified Hall County 911 of the crash around 5:15 p.m. on December 21.
Officials say Joe was the only person onboard the airplane. No one on the ground was injured.
Federal investigators were called to the scene and are investigating the cause of the deadly crash.
