July 4th Drowning on Lake Keowee

The Fourth of July proved fatal on Lake Keowee…

That was the sound of Oconee County Emergency Services Dispatchers sending help to Stamp Creek Landing on Lake Keowee Monday afternoon.

The Oconee County Coroner’s Office said 38 year-old Michael Criswell was pulled from the lake by bystanders at around 5:00 p.m. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is investigating.