SC Man Drowned on GA Side of Lake Hartwell

A 22-year-old man from Greer, South Carolina drowned Sunday on Lake Hartwell near the Georgia-South Carolina border.

Hart County, Georgia, Coroner, Mike Adams, said the victim, identified as Armando Esteban Sanchez Martinez, drowned at about 6:00pm while visiting Big Oaks Recreation area with some friends. According to the coroner, Mr. Martinez could not swim and wasn’t wearing a life jacket when he went into the water and got separated from his group.