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Man drowns in lake after attempting to help child in distress, officials say
by Brittany Whitehead
FILE -{ }Lake Keowee, South Carolina. - JUNE 4, 2023 - A South Carolina man died in Lake Keowee Saturday, June 3, 2023, after attempting to help a child swimming in the water who went in distress, Oconee County Sheriff's Office said. The death of Caleb Emanuele Cohen, age 35, of Spartanburg, S.C., was ruled as an accidental drowning by the county coroner. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)
LAKE KEOWEE, S.C. (WLOS) —

A South Carolina man drowned in Lake Keowee Saturday afternoon after trying to help save a child in distress in the water, officials said.

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Oconee County Sheriff's Office said the E-911/County Communications Center received a call Saturday at 4:08 p.m. of reports of a drowning on Lake Keowee, near High Falls County Park. Multiple units responded to the scene -- deputies from the Uniform Patrol Bureau, sheriff's office investigators, deputies assigned to the Marine Unit, Oconee County Emergency Services and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

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