Coroner Identifies Man Who Drowned in Lake Murray

LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- The Lexington County Coroner has identified the man who drowned Saturday afternoon while swimming in Lake Murray.

Coroner Margaret Fisher said Ramon Priestino, 76, of Columbia was swimming with his family in the Palm Point Drive area, near his residence, when the incident occurred at 2pm.

An autopsy has been scheduled for Sunday. The incident remains under investigation by SCDNR and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.

“Our work on this incident continues but this appears to be a tragic accident,” Lexington County Sheriff’s Department said in a post to Twitter.”