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Missing Lake Murray diver identifed

The Lexington County Coroner's office has released the name of the diver who went missing Wednesday in Lake Murray

LAKE MURRAY SC (WOLO) – The Lake Murray diver, who went missing last Wednesday and recovered yesterday by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources  Dive Team Sunday morning has been identified. According Lexington Country Coroner Margaret Fisher, in a Facebook post, the divers name is Paul Lloyd Lunsford of Chapin.  Lunsford, who was 54, entered the water near the…

Search continues for missing kayaker on Lake Carolina

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – South Carolina Department of Natural Resources continues the search for a 20-year-old kayaker missing on Lake Carolina since Christmas. SCDNR has not identified the missing person but family members tell ABC Columbia News he is a college student home on break. Lashae Wallace says her brother Theron Wallace is the missing kayaker.  “We’re just trying to…

Alligator Removed From Pond Where Elderly Woman’s Body Found

Photo from the scene where crews removed Walker’s body from the water (Dan Michener / WCIV) CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Wildlife workers have removed an alligator from a pond near a Charleston nursing home although it’s not clear if the creature had anything do with the death of an elderly resident found in the pond earlier this week. Local media…

WATCH: Celebrating 75 Years of Public Land in S.C.

To celebrate 75 years of public land in South Carolina, the Department of Natural Resources takes us to its newest property just 17 miles east of Columbia

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – To celebrate 75 years of public land in South Carolina, the Department of Natural Resources takes us to its newest property just 17 miles east of Columbia. SCDNR acquired the Wateree River Heritage Preserve wildlife management area in June of 2015. Though, the park sustained damage during October’s flooding, so the 3,647 acre site was…