Fashion designer Tameka Foster has collected more than 2,500 signatures for her online petition imploring officials to “drain, clean, and restore” Lake Sidney Lanier, to allow for safety improvements and the removal of hazardous debris and other obstructions.Kile Glover, her 11-year-old son with Bounce TV founder Ryan Glover, died in July 2012 after a personal watercraft struck the boy as he floated in an inner tube on the lake.
Located roughly an hour's drive northeast of Atlanta, Lake Lanier covers nearly 60 square miles and has waters up to 160 feet deep. It's far from just a getaway for millions of boaters, anglers and other yearly visitors.
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