Lake Murray

SAVING LIVES ON THE WATER: Gov. McMaster signs SC Boating Safety and Education Bill into law

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO) — If there’s one thing South Carolinians can agree on, it’s that we like being out on the water. Recreational boating has a $6.5 billion economic impact each year in the Palmetto State, but last year saw 170 boating accidents according to DNR statistics. “South Carolina now has more than 361 thousand registered boats. This represents a…

National Boating Safety Week

Before you say ships ahoy, DNR and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has reminders for boaters.

Before you say ships ahoy, DNR and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department has reminders for boaters.

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…