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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Authorities say strong currents in the Ashepoo River likely contributed to the drowning of a 13-year-old Beaufort boy.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Brotherly love: Thanks to the quick actions of a Sumter teen, his younger brother is still alive today.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  The Lexington County Coroner's Office says a 2-year-old boy has drowned in a backyard swimming pool.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Authorities have pulled the body of a 65-year-old man from a Charleston County pond.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  An unemployed man suspected of faking his own drowning at a New York beach to collect on life insurance has pleaded guilty to conspiracy.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Go ahead and cancel that tropical vacation you've been dreaming about, and skip the snacks at the theater concession stand. You wont be interested in either as you sit through The Impossible.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The story of a boy who survives the unthinkable could be a personal reflection of your interpretation of God. That's pretty heavy for a film that, at first glance, looks like a cartoon.

Monday, December 24, 2012  Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury says Brandon Homes Jr. died Sunday at Medical University Hospital as a result of submersion.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  An Easley woman has pleaded guilty to illegal neglect and involuntary manslaughter in the drowning of her two young children four years ago.

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

Monday, September 17, 2012  A Greer man has drowned while trying to save his granddaughter, who was later rescued by her mother.

Monday, August 20, 2012 

Monday, August 20, 2012  A day at the lake turned deadly in Richland County Sunday afternoon.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  A man has died after diving into a pond in Bluffton trying to save a friend.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  Authorities say a 47-year-old man drowned in Lake Hartwell as he tried to retrieve his grandson's float which had drifted away.