Drowning Victim Identified by Pickens County Coroner’s Office

The Pickens County Coroner’s Office said that the victim of the Friday drowning in the Seneca River has been identified as Joshua Corey Savage, 28. Coroner Kandy Kelley said that Mr. Savage was from Dorchester, SC and had been staying in Seneca. She added that he was walking on the train trestle from Seneca to Central and jumped off the trestle into the water when the train approached him. Witnesses heard him yelling for help, according to the Coroner. His body was found Saturday afternoon.

The death is being investigated by Clemson PD and Pickens County Coroner’s office.