LADY OF THE LAKE

ORIGIN: United States.

The urban legend of The Lady of the Lake is a tale that has gone across multiple cultures and regions, though one of the most well-known versions comes from the United States, specifically Lake Lanier in Georgia. 

This particular Lady of the Lake has become a part of local folklore, that mixes tragedy and mystery with the waters of the man-made reservoir.

The Lady of the Lake is the ghost of Delia Parker Young, who, along with her friend Susie Roberts, disappeared in 1958 after their car fell off from a bridge down into the lake.

For over a year, the car and their bodies remained unseen down in water's murky depths. 

Finally, Delia's body was found floating, dressed in a blue dress, with her hand missing.

But Susie's body was not found until decades later, still inside the submerged car.

Ever since Delia's body was recovered, people have seen a ghost like figure of a woman in a blue dress walking near the bridge and along the shoreline.

She is usually seen with a hand missing, looking very confused before vanishing into thin air. 

Boaters and fishermen have also claimed to feel something trying to pull them down into the water to drown.

Thus, the lake has been said to be cursed.