{"id":4220,"date":"2026-08-03T19:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4220"},"modified":"2026-08-03T19:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:37:15","slug":"funeral-for-midlands-deputy-who-died-in-diving-exercise-is-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4220","title":{"rendered":"Funeral for Midlands deputy who died in diving exercise is set"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Funeral plans have been set for a sheriff\u2019s deputy who died during a training exercise on Lake Murray last week.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4219\">Man accused of killing UNC student Faith Hedgepeth nearly 14 years ago enters plea<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Master Deputy Jillian Olson will be honored with a funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 1430 North Lake Drive.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Olson will lie in state at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the funeral. After the service she will be laid to rest in the St. Michael Lutheran Church cemetery, 400 River Road.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Olson, 29, was a 2019 graduate of Western Illinois University. She joined the Lexington County Sheriff\u2019s Department in 2021 and for the last two years she had served as a member of the department\u2019s dive team. She was named the 2025 Outstanding Judicial Services Deputy by the Lexington County Sheriff\u2019s Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The young deputy had recently completed her 100th dive and was known to spend her free time on the lake as well \u2014 diving, paddleboarding or just floating in the sunshine. She was known as a \u201cloving dog mom\u201d to Levi, Pudge and Ziggy, according to Olson\u2019s obituary.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4217\">Weekend storms over Columbia caused flash flooding, downed a century-old tree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Olson died during a training exercise on Lake Murray on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is leading the investigation into Olson\u2019s death, with assistance from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. The Lexington County Coroner\u2019s Office is currently investigating Olson\u2019s cause and manner of death, which has not yet been released.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Olson is survived by her parents, three siblings, a niece and nephew and all four of her grandparents.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Memorial contributions may be made to Lexington County Sheriff\u2019s Foundation, PO Box 303, Lexington, SC 29071 or Lexington County Animal Shelter, 321 Ball Park Road, Lexington, SC 29072.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4215\">One person killed in single-vehicle crash in Richland County, per Highway Patrol<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funeral for Lexington County Master Deputy Jillian Olson is set Wednesday at Pilgrim Lutheran Church after a fatal Lake Murray diving training exercise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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