KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — A Lancaster County teen has been identified as the victim of a Wednesday afternoon drowning in Kershaw County.
Kershaw County Coroner David West said that 18-year-old Gabriel Clyburn was swimming with friends at Lake Wateree in the Liberty Hill area near Singleton Creek Road when he went under.
Kershaw County Emergency Medical Services Director Jim Edge said that it appeared the teen was trying to swim across a cove when he began having trouble. Kershaw County Fire Chief William Glover said his office was called to the location around 5 p.m.
West said the Kershaw County Rescue Squad Dive Team recovered Clyburn's body. According to West, Clyburn was a recent Andrew Jackson High School graduate and planned to attend Coastal Carolina University in the fall.
