‘A hero story’: Kershaw County Sheriff recognizes 2 men who gave their lives during water rescue
The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) said they are holding a press conference Monday afternoon to discuss a recent ...
‘There were chilling screams’: Witnesses recount S.C. drownings
Two men lost their lives after jumping into the rushing water near South Carolina's Wateree Dam to save a 13-year-old who fell in.
‘There were chilling screams’: Witnesses recount tragic Wateree drownings
An autopsy confirmed it took only a matter of seconds for both 43-year-old retired U.S. Navy veteran, Lonnie Hancock and ...
Bodies recovered from Wateree River identified
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources divers recovered two drowning victims from Lake Wateree on Sunday.
Sheriff: Men who drowned in Wateree River died as 'heroes'
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Two men who drowned in the Wateree River last Saturday lost their lives in an act of heroism, Kershaw ...
Why this Charlotte-area community flooded during Helene — and could be submerged again
When Duke Energy opened Cowans Ford Dam’s floodgates, Mountain Island Lake experienced nearly 8 feet of flooding despite the Charlotte area receiving only around 4 inches of rain.
Bodies of two South Carolina men recovered from water, coroner says
There was a 911 call about a drowning, and emergency responders learned there were two victims, the coroner’s office said.
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Bodies of two South Carolina men recovered from water, coroner says
Two South Carolina men were killed over the weekend ... A dispatcher was told the drowning happened in the Tail Race area of the Wateree River, according to the release. That’s behind the ...