50-year-old diver from Florida dies after ‘incident’ on popular SC lake, coroner says
A 50-year-old man from Florida died after an “incident” on a popular South Carolina lake, officials said.
The man had been diving at a lake when he “became unresponsive.” He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead Saturday, Aug. 12, according to the Pickens County Coroner’s Office.
Officials said it happened on Lake Jocassee, a body of water that’s popular for fishing and viewing waterfalls. It happened at The Wall, a rock feature along the lakeshore about 40 miles northwest of Greenville.
The man was identified in a news release as Anthony Reno, who lived in the Jacksonville-area community of Fleming Island.
Officials didn’t share Reno’s cause of death in their news release but said an autopsy will be scheduled. In addition to the coroner’s office, the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the S.C. Department of Natural Resources reportedly are investigating the incident.
This story was originally published August 14, 2023 at 9:35 AM with the headline "50-year-old diver from Florida dies after ‘incident’ on popular SC lake, coroner says."
