Missing South Carolina man’s body found nearby boat in river, officials say
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said it’s investigating the death of a man whose body was recovered from a river Wednesday.
The Florence County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 83-year-old Scranton, SC resident Thurston McCutcheon, WMBF reported.
The coroner’s office has not issued a cause of death, but an autopsy is scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, according to WCIV.
DNR called the incident a boating death.
DNR said it was notified that a man never returned after going fishing Wednesday morning in a Florence County section of the Lynches River.
A search began from his last known location, and officers recovered a body from the water later Wednesday, according to DNR. Officers discovered the body after finding the boat nearby, DNR said.
There was no word about when DNR was alerted, or the depth of the water where the body was recovered.
No other injuries were reported.
“Our sympathy is with the person’s family and loved ones,” DNR said.
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This story was originally published October 5, 2023 at 11:15 AM.
