Coroner Identifies Man Who Drowned in Saluda River

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The Richland County Coroner has released the identity of the person who died as a result of drowning in the river behind Riverbanks Zoo.

Coroner Gary Watts says, Deslin Lamar Mitchell, 27, went missing on Friday at 6:00 p.m. 

An autopsy indicated the cause of death was due to drowning. How Mitchell ended up in the river is not clear at this time

RCSD Dive team located the Mitchell’s body around 2:15p.m.

The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia Police department assisted with the search.