Drowning on Lake Keowee Near West Union

Authorities were called to Lake Keowee in the area of West Union around 10:45pm Sunday night to a drowning. The Oconee County Coroner’s Office said the victim fell from a boat and was found near Backwater Landing, in the lake, floating face down and unresponsive. The SCDNR and Oconee County Sheriff’s Office are investigating, however the incident was ruled an accident by the Coroner’s Office, who identified the deceased as 72-year-old Larry Kenneth Wheeler of Greer.