SC man dies after canoe capsizes on NC lake

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man on a romantic weekend trip with his fiance had drowned in a lake near Hendersonville.

Authorities say 50-year-old James Ware, of Greenville, S.C., couldn’t swim to safety after a canoe capsized around 4 p.m. Saturday on Lake Osceola. His fiance did make it to safety, but investigators say she was too distraught to give them much information about the incident. The did not release her name.

Investigators say Ware was not wearing a life jacket.

Authorities say the couple was at Leoni’s Mountain Lake Inn for a weekend trip. Hotel officials say guests can use their boats at their own risk and a sign near the lake says life jackets must be worn.