A 21-year-old Columbia man drowned in Lake Murray Wednesday night.
The Lexington County coroners office said Evan M. Myers was swimming with friends around 8:30p.m. when he started having difficulties.
The young mans body was located in about 10 feet of water by a Lexington County Sheriffs Department dive team. An autopsy determined that Myers died as a result of freshwater drowning.
The accident occurred at the Pine Island Club, a club on the lake operated for S.C.E.&G. employees. He was a guest of an S.C.E.&G. employee, utility spokesman Eric Boomhower said.
The Lexington County coroner's office continues to investigate the accident.
Evan Myers was a Law Explorer with the Irmo P.D.
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The Lexington County coroners office said Evan M. Myers was swimming with friends around 8:30p.m. when he started having difficulties.
The young mans body was located in about 10 feet of water by a Lexington County Sheriffs Department dive team. An autopsy determined that Myers died as a result of freshwater drowning.
The accident occurred at the Pine Island Club, a club on the lake operated for S.C.E.&G. employees. He was a guest of an S.C.E.&G. employee, utility spokesman Eric Boomhower said.
The Lexington County coroner's office continues to investigate the accident.
Evan Myers was a Law Explorer with the Irmo P.D.
Read more: Man drowns in Lake Murray - Local / Metro - TheState.com
