{"id":1763,"date":"2026-06-19T14:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1763"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:09:00","slug":"body-pulled-from-lake-wateree-after-swimmer-experiences-distress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1763","title":{"rendered":"Body pulled from Lake Wateree after swimmer experiences \u2018distress\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A body was pulled from Lake Wateree late Thursday after a person was reporting missing on the reservoir northeast of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1761\">Who\u2019s responsible if your neighbor\u2019s tree falls on your property in SC? What state law says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The victim, a man whose name has not been released, left a boat to swim in the lake and \u201cbegan experiencing distress.,\u2019\u2019 according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. SCDNR divers recovered the body. The matter remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Kershaw County Fire Service searched a part of the lake near Nautical Drive in the sailing club area, the service reported. Multiple law enforcement crews were involved in the search.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1759\">See where SC universities ran among best in world for 2026, according to US News &amp; World Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Lake Wateree is a more than 13,000 acre lake created in 1920. It is peppered with residential development, as well as public access points, and is a popular summer recreational spot for boaters, anglers and swimmers. It is about 30 miles from Columbia in Fairfield, Kershaw and Lancaster counties.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1758\">Hunting dogs trespassing on rural land in SC. Here\u2019s what to know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>This story will be updated when additional details are available.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities recovered a body from Lake Wateree late Thursday after the person left a boat and experienced \u201cdistress.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Body pulled from Lake Wateree after swimmer experiences \u2018distress\u2019 - US Moving Experts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1763\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Body pulled from Lake Wateree after swimmer experiences \u2018distress\u2019 - 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