The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in identifying a man found deceased in Allatoona Lake in September.

On Saturday, September 1, 2018 at about 5:40PM, Bartow County Sheriff’s Office personnel were dispatched to the Bethany Bridge area of Allatoona Lake in response to a body found floating in the lake. The man was moved to the shore by Bartow County Fire Department rescue boat. The man was identified as a white male, between 55 and 65 years old, approximately 230 pounds, and about 5’10” tall. He was wearing a T-shirt and shorts, black swim flippers, and a backpack. His backpack had rocks and sand inside and he was wearing small ankle weights on both feet as well as having a small boat anchor tied around his waist. He had suffered a gun shot wound to his right temple. No identification or markings were found on his body.

The GBI Medical Examiner performed the autopsy on September 4th. Thus far, fingerprint comparisons and facial recognition software have not identified the man. A sketch from the GBI sketch artist is attached of what the man may have looked like prior to his death.

Anyone with information on who this man may be is asked to call the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 770-387-5100 or email tipline@bartow.org.