SC crews searching Lake Murray dam area for missing boater, DNR says
A person went missing while on the water near the Lake Murray dam Friday, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.
A call came into the natural resources department about noon concerning the missing person. The person went missing from a boat, a department spokesperson said.
“The incident does involve a boat, which is why SCDNR is the investigating agency,” spokesperson Stephen Fastenau said.
Divers with the department’s Aquatic Investigations and Recovery team and a plane crew were sent to search the lake.
“At this point, those are the only details I‘m able to share,” Fastenau said.
Typically when divers are sent to a water scene that means a drowning has occurred. The department did not confirm if they were looking for a drowning victim.
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said her office had “not yet” been called to Lake Murray Friday.
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