Update: Boater who was missing found by friend, heading to Sandy Island for evaluation
The boater Midway Fire Rescue and other authorities were searching for Monday night has been found and is being taken to Sandy Island for evaluation, according to a MFR tweet.
Earlier Monday night, Midway Fire Rescue tweeted about intensifying a search for a duck hunter after finding a capsized boat in Pawleys Island.
The boat was found in the Waccamaw River near Hagley Boat Landing, the tweet said. Midway Fire Rescue had requested a helicopter and additional resources from the Georgetown Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Coast Guard and South Carolina Department of Natural Resource, according to the tweet.
Just before 8 p.m., MFR tweeted that is was sending a medic unit to meet the boater on Sandy Island.
“Incident under control,” the tweet said.
This story was originally published January 21, 2019 at 7:11 PM.
