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Thursday, November 29, 2012  A dead sea animal was found along a shore near Camp Bob Cooper in Clarendon County.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Orangeburg County authorities say a Eutawville man has been found drowned in Lake Marion.

Monday, July 09, 2012  Officials say a Georgia man drowned during a fishing trip on Lake Marion in accident that four others survived. The Clarendon County Coroner's Office says 48-year-old Frank Fisher Jr. of Ellabel, Ga., drowned Friday when waves overtook the boat he was in, causing it to capsize.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Clarendon County authorities have released the name of a man killed when the mattress he was sitting on in the back of a pickup truck blew onto a road.

Friday, October 28, 2011  South Carolina transportation officials say two emergency bridge repairs on major highways in the state have been completed weeks ahead of schedule.

Monday, October 05, 2009  Authorities say a 15-year-old South Carolina boy has died after jumping from a bridge and panicking when he hit the water.