Man found dead in Habersham ID’d; Winter Weather Advisory

*Habersham County Coroner Kasey McEntire has identified the man as 21-year-old Nicholas Patterson of Cornelia. Although foul play is still not suspected, other details are pending further investigation. EARLIER STORY: The body of a 21-year-old man was found at Lake Russell in Habersham County Wednesday. No foul play is suspected, and the cause of death was not mentioned in a county news release. The body was found in a picnic area about 7:45.

*Though Hall County is not included, three adjacent counties are counted among those where a Winter Weather Advisory has been posted for the overnight hours tonight. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued the alert early today for Dawson, Lumpkin and White counties, as well as Fannin, Gilmer, Union and Towns for freezing rain with ice accumulations of around a tenth of an inch, maybe two-tenths in the higher elevations.