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Yesterday at 12:15 PM  A Saluda teen has drowned in Lake Murray while trying to swim to shore from a pontoon boat.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  An unidentified drowning victim was recovered today from Lake Murray near the boat landing at Riverbend Point in Saluda.

Monday, June 10, 2013  The body of a 12-year-old child has been found in the water near a dock at Johns Island in Charleston County.

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

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.

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  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.

Monday, August 06, 2012  The search continues for a man who has been missing for two day and presumed drowned on Lake Keowee in the North Country.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012  The mother of the 3-year-old boy who drowned after falling into a swimming pool in Greenville County has been charged with homicide by neglect.

Friday, July 20, 2012  According to Richland County Coroner Gary Watts, Raynold Stoudemayer, 74, of R.L. Stoudemayer Road in Peak, fell into a pond on his property around 7:00pm on Thursday. The victims family became concerned after finding his golf cart near the pond and not being able locate him.