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Berkeley Co. Rescue Squad, DNR rescue three young boaters

by Nikki Gaskins Campbell

RUSSELLVILLE, S.C.—On Sunday at 11:00 p.m. dispatchers alerted the Berkeley Co. Rescue Squad in reference to an overturned boat.

The Rescue Squad and SC DNR officers started a search on Lake Moultrie using 5 boats. At 1:30 a.m. the overturned boat was found in the middle of the lake by a rescue squad search boat.
The Rescue Squad and SC DNR officers started a search on Lake Moultrie using 5 boats. At 1:30 a.m. the overturned boat was found in the middle of the lake by a rescue squad search boat.

Family members were not sure where the boaters were going.

The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office located the Jeep and trailer at the Russellville Boat Landing after checking a number of the landings around the lake and the river.

The Rescue Squad and SC DNR officers started a search on Lake Moultrie using 5 boats. At 1:30 a.m. the overturned boat was found in the middle of the lake by a rescue squad search boat.

Calvin Cumbee II, 20, Kaleb Caddell, 23, and Jessica Jessup, 21, were found holding onto the boat. Two were wearing life jackets and the third was holding on to a cooler.

They stated the boat overturned around 4 or 5 p.m. All three were transported to a local hospital. EMS treated them for exposure and hyperthermia.
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