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Man drowns in Lake Hartwell after falling from dock

Authorities are investigating an accidental drowning on Lake Hartwell near the South Carolina-Georgia line. (AJC file photo)

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Authorities are investigating an accidental drowning on Lake Hartwell near the South Carolina-Georgia line. (AJC file photo)
By The Associated Press
Updated June 14, 2021

Authorities are investigating an accidental drowning on Lake Hartwell near the South Carolina-Georgia line.

A man fell from his dock on the lake and drowned Sunday evening, The Anderson Independent Mail reported.

The Anderson County Coroner’s Office is investigating.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Louis Eddie Crawford, 56, of Taylors, South Carolina.

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