DARLINGTON, SC (WBTW) – The Darlington County Sheriff’s Office says the two people inside a boat that overturned on the Great Pee Dee River Monday afternoon are safe.
According to Lt. Robert Kilgo, the overturned boat was reported on the Great Pee Dee River in the area off Highway 34, near the Darlington and Marlboro County line just before 12 p.m. One person was located almost immediately, confirms Lt. Kilgo, but crews with South Carolina Department of Natural Resources were deployed to search for a second person.
Lt. Kilgo says the second boater was located. Both boaters are safe.
