Male who fell from boat into river later dies, South Carolina officials say
A male who fell into the Congaree River Saturday died, officials said.
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said officers responded to a section of the Congaree River in Lexington County to investigate a reported drowning fatality.
The victim has not been publicly identified by the Lexington County Coroner’s Office, and no cause of death has been announced.
At about 2 p.m., the male fell out of a boat in the area of the Congaree River near the I-77 overpass, a spokeswoman for the City of Cayce told The State Sunday.
Another boater recovered the victim and brought him to shore where Cayce first responders performed CPR at the scene for 45 minutes until an ambulance could reach them, officials said.
The victim was taken to a hospital, according to officials. Information about when he died was not available, but DNR confirmed the death at 3:49 p.m. Saturday.
DNR is continuing to investigate the death.
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This story was originally published March 22, 2026 at 11:03 AM with the headline "Male who fell from boat into river later dies, South Carolina officials say."
